By Jenny Strasburg 

Deutsche Bank AG has hired former Electricité de France SA finance chief Thomas Piquemal as global head of mergers and acquisitions, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Mr. Piquemal, who resigned from the French utility known as EDF nearly three months ago, will be based in Paris and report to Jeff Urwin, head of Deutsche Bank's corporate and investment bank, the person said.

Deutsche Bank's top global mergers job has been vacant since June 2015, when Henrik Aslaksen left the bank. Mr. Aslaksen has since joined Credit Suisse Group AG in a senior investment-banking role.

Mr. Piquemal had been EDF finance chief since 2010. He previously worked at investment bank Lazard Ltd. and auditing firm Arthur Andersen.

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May 16, 2016 15:24 ET (19:24 GMT)