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• Deutsche Bank Securities Appoints Michael Linenberg

  Deutsche Bank Securities announced that Michael Linenberg has joined as a managing director and senior company research analyst within its global markets division. Based in New York, Linenberg will oversee airline and aircraft leasing research in the US and report to Steve Pollard, managing director and head of research in the Americas. Prior to joining the bank, [...]

• Morgan Stanley Appoints Gary Shedlin

  Morgan Stanley has hired Gary Shedlin as vice chairman for investment banking. Shedlin was chairman of Citigroup’s global financial institutions group.

• JPMorgan Chase Appoints Catherine Leung

  JPMorgan Chase has promoted its Hong Kong head of investment banking, Catherine Leung, to the role of Asia vice chairman of investment. She is to retain her Hong Kong role after the appointment. Leung has recently started working with the bank’s China chief executive, Fang Fang, as well as the investment banking team, to secure business opportunities [...]

• Citigroup Appoints Brett Hanmer

  Citigroup appointed Brett Hanmer as a director in global banking for its Australian operations. In his new role, Hanmer will work with sector bankers and product groups in originating, analysing, structuring and presenting financing solutions to corporate clients. He will report to Shane Taylor, a managing director for global banking for Citigroup’s Australian operations.

• Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Promotes James M. Nason

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has promoted James M. Nason to vice president and economist. Nason joined the bank’s research department in November as a senior economic adviser and economist. -The Philadelphia Inquirer

• BTIG Appoints Robert Langer

  BTIG announced the launch of a U.S. convertible securities business to complement its existing equities, derivatives, fixed income and prime brokerage groups. It will be led by Robert Langer, managing director and head of convertible sales and trading, who joins BTIG along with a team of five experienced sales and trading professionals. Prior to joining BTIG, [...]

• Jesse Axtell Joins The Lightstone Group

  The Lightstone Group announced that Jesse Axtell has joined the company as vice president and Northwest regional director. Axtell’s career includes successful stints as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; an internal wholesaler with MetLife, where he was promoted to regional vice president; and with KBS Capital Markets as their Northwest representative. -PR Newswire

• First Foundation Advisors Appoints Louis P. Abel

  Louis P. Abel joined First Foundation Advisors as a managing director. Abel is part of a team that will open a new full banking and advisory office for First Foundation in Pasadena. Prior to joining FFA, Abel was a senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with U.S. Trust in Los Angeles, Calif. His responsibilities included managing [...]

• Steve Bono Joins Constellation Wealth Advisors

  Constellation Wealth Advisors announced that Steve Bono has joined the firm as principal. Bono will be responsible for ultra high net worth business development and based in the Menlo Park office. Bono was a principal with ThinkEquity Partners in San Francisco before joining Constellation. Prior to ThinkEquity he was a vice president of market development with Bank [...]

• Deutsche Bank Appoints Steve Abrahams

  Deutsche Bank announced that Steve Abrahams has joined as a managing director and head of securitization and mortgage-backed securities research within the firm’s global markets division. He is based in New York and reports to Marcel Cassard, managing director and global head of macro and fixed income research. Abrahams joins Deutsche Bank with almost 20 years [...]

• Jones Lang Lasalle Appoints David Macadam

  Jones Lang Lasalle announced the appointment of David Macadam as head of retail division, a newly created business unit in the MENA region. This newly established division will provide development advisory, leasing and management services to all retail clients throughout the region. Macadam has over 28 years experience in the commercial, residential, mixed-use and retail real [...]

• Berchwood Partners Appoints Terry L. Wetterman Jr. and John A. DiOrio

  Berchwood Partners announced the hiring of two new members to its team. Both will be based at the firm’s New York office. Terry L. Wetterman, Jr. is joining the firm as a vice president with over nine years of global private equity placement experience. Prior to BerchWood, Wetterman worked in the private equity funds group at Merrill Lynch for [...]

• CNA Financial Appoints Kevin West

  Kevin West has been appointed director of business development for CNA Financial. In this role, West will help shape and expand CNA’s market presence and sales culture. He will be located in CNA’s Woodland Hills, CA branch, and will support CNA operations from Los Angeles to San Diego. West joined CNA in 2003 and has served in [...]

• UBS Appoints Axel Hoerger

  UBS has announced the appointment of Axel Hoerger as its new head of private banking in Germany, effective from June 1, 2010. He replaces Stephan Zimmermann. Hoerger has been with Goldman Sachs Group for 16 years, most recently as head of the bank in Frankfurt.

• Broadpoint Capital Appoints Michael Voelker

  Broadpoint Capital announced that Michael Voelker will head the investment grade group in its debt capital markets division. The group will include the division’s investment grade hybrid and preferred securities efforts. Mr. Voelker, who joined Broadpoint Gleacher in July of 2009, brings over 20 years of experience in sales, trading and management. Since joining the firm, [...]

• Knight Libertas Appoints Charles R. Mounts and Christopher A. Recouso

  Knight Libertas announced the appointments of Charles R. Mounts as managing director and Christopher A. Recouso as director, both in fixed income research. Mr. Mounts will be responsible for coverage of the financial sector. He is the former co-head of fixed income, currencies and commodities research at UBS. Mr. Recouso will cover emerging markets issuers and distressed [...]

• David Grove Joins Needham

  Needham announced that David Grove has joined the firm as a managing director in its internet & digital media investment banking group. He will be based in the Menlo Park, California office. Prior to joining Needham, Mr. Grove was a managing director at Bank of America, where he focused on a diverse client base, including digital [...]

• Empire Investment Appoints Paul H. Miller

  Empire Investment announced that Paul H. Miller has been appointed senior vice president, mergers and acquisitions. Miller joins the company with responsibility for leading business development and the investment activities for the firm, which includes: origination, investment valuations and structuring, investment diligence execution and investment strategy. His immediate focus is on the continued expansion of Empire’s [...]

• Cowen Group Promotes Declan Quirke and Peter Reikes

  Cowen Group announced that Declan Quirke has been promoted to head of health care investment banking, succeeding Peter Reikes, who has been promoted to vice chairman. Both Mr. Quirke and Mr. Reikes will continue to be based in New York. Mr Quirke joined Cowen in 2001 and most recently was a managing director and head of [...]

• Selective Insurance Of America Appoints John P. Bresney, Darryl P. Holmes, Robert J. McKenna and Raymond J. Farinella

  Selective Insurance of America appointed John P. Bresney to vice president of infrastructure services and operations for Selective’s information technology services department. Previously, Bresney had served as assistant vice president of infrastructure services. He joined Selective in June 1996 as a management trainee and has held various positions within the ITS department. Darryl P. Holmes has also [...]

• Deutsche Bank Securities Appoints Dominic Konstamas

  Deutsche Bank Securities announced that Dominic Konstam will join as managing director and global head of rates research within the bank’s global markets division. In this role, Konstam will be focusing on developing the bank’s fixed income research platform in the US and globally expanding its range of products on the platform and level of client [...]

• John Hancock Funds Adds Gary Bieda

  John Hancock Funds added Gary Bieda to its institutional sales team as a managing director. Previously, Bieda was a principal at Robeco Investment Management where he directed the U.S. intermediary distribution business for the asset management firm.

• American Express Appoints Sanjay Rishi

  American Express has appointed Sanjay Rishi as executive vice-president for emerging payments and business development in Asia. Mr. Rishi, 49, will be based in India, and will relocate from the company’s headquarters in New York, where he is currently working as executive VP of the commercial card business. Mr. Rishi is a company veteran with over 24 [...]

• Charles Mills Joins Houlihan Lokey

  Houlihan Lokey announced that Charles W. Mills has joined the Atlanta office as a managing director, heading up mergers and acquisitions for the Southeast U.S. region. In his new role, Mr. Mills will provide strategic financial advice to leading companies in the southeast and will assist clients in raising capital and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Houlihan [...]

• Sebastien Maurin Joins Perella Weinberg Partners

  Perella Weinberg Partners announced that Sebastien Maurin has joined the firm as a managing director in its corporate advisory group. Mr. Maurin will focus on restructuring and distressed merger and acquisition transactions. He will be based in London. Mr. Maurin was most recently a senior member of the debt restructuring advisory business at MPC Longberry.

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