Russia’s Renaissance Capital has hired Ozlem Turgay from Merrill Lynch as an equity salesperson for its Istanbul office. {{{?}}} Turgay will report to Benjamin Samuels, global head of equities at RenCap, and to Burak Akbulut, head of execution for Turkey, the Moscow-based investment bank said in a statement. Turgay has held Istanbul- and New York-based… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Hires & Fires
EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s BCS hires ex-ING analyst to oversee consumer sector research
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian brokerage BCS has hired Anna Kochkina, a former senior equity researcher at ING Bank, as senior equity analyst for the consumer sector, Luis Saenz, head of equity and derivatives sales trading at BCS, told EmergingMarkets.me. {{{?}}} Kochkina, who received high accolades in the Extel survey for consumer sectors in Europe, the… Continue Reading
RenCap appoints global co-heads of investment banking
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Renaissance Capital has announced two senior promotions, appointing two bankers as global co-heads of investment banking. One of the appointees is Alexander Merzlenko, who has been president of Renaissance Capital Russia since December 2012 and will combine this position with his new job. The other is Ron Golan, who joined RenCap… Continue Reading
RenCap chief resigns, ex-Merrill banker comes in to run global equities
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Renaissance Capital has parted company with its chairman and co-chief executive John Hyman, who has overseen the Moscow-based investment bank’s transition from being a money-losing to a profitable business. {{{?}}} Simultaneously, RenCap, which is part of billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group, hired ex-Merrill Lynch banker Benjamin Samuels as head of global… Continue Reading
Sberbank gives ex-Renaissance Group banker senior job at HNWI unit
Sberbank has hired Rudolf Scherrer from Russia’s Renaissance Group as deputy head of private banking. Scherrer who took up his job in the high-net-worth individuals division of Russia’s largest lender on September 27, Sberbank said in a statement. Previously he spent 12 years in a series of Switzerland- and Russia-based positions at Credit Suisse before… Continue Reading
Sberbank’s investment arm hires bankers from UBS, Merrill
Sberbank CIB, the investment arm of Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank, has made two appointments in its global markets department, hiring Nicholas (Nick) Harwood from UBS as head of equity and Sascha Prinz from Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head of rates in the fixed income, currencies and commodities unit. Harwood held London- and Johannesburg-based… Continue Reading
EBRD appoints new Head of Yerevan office
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Mark Davis as the new head of the Yerevan Resident Office. Davis is replacing Valeriu Razlog, who has been appointed as Senior Banker in the Natural Resources team at the EBRD’s headquarters in London. Prior to taking up the position at the EBRD, Davis was… Continue Reading
Moscow Exchange makes six senior hires
By Andrei Skvarsky. Moscow Exchange has announced six hires for top roles in its risk management, primary markets, investor relations and IT services. Luis Vicente was appointed as head of risk and clearing at the National Clearing Centre, which is part of Moscow Exchange, the bourse said in a statement. His 16 years of risk management experience include… Continue Reading
New Appointments for Otkritie Bank’s Management
Otkritie Bank has appointed Chairman of the Managing Board, following the approval by the Bank’s Board of Directors and the Bank of Russia. In his new capacity, Evgeny Dankevich will be in charge of the Bank’s strategic development and general management. Evgeny will resign as Otkritie Bank’s President and Board of Directors Chairman, while remaining on Otkritie… Continue Reading
RenCap hires bankers from Alfa Bank, Barclays for senior equities roles
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Renaissance Capital has made two senior hires for directorships in its equities team. Ilya Lobanov, who joins from Russia’s Alfa Bank, will work in the equity sales team in Moscow and Harry Stanford, who arrives from Barclays Capital, in the London-based equity sales unit, RenCap said in a statement. Lobanov takes… Continue Reading
Prudential Real Estate Investors Announces Eric Adler
Prudential Real Estate Investors announced Eric Adler as chief executive officer of the company. Adler, currently the company’s chief investment officer, joined the company in 2010 as head of its European operations. He was promoted to chief investment officer in January 2013 to oversee the company’s global investment and risk management processes as part of the company’s… Continue Reading
VTB Capital appoints Head of International Coverage and Head of International Global Banking
Andrew Cornthwaite has been appointed Head of International Coverage and Head of International Global Banking at VTB Capital. Andrew will be based in London and will report operationally to Riccardo Orcel, Deputy CEO of VTB Group, Head of Client Coverage at VTB Bank and Global Banking at VTB Capital, and regionally to Atanas Bostandjiev, CEO, UK… Continue Reading
Russia’s Verno makes three senior hires, plans to launch debt fund
By Andrei Skvarsky. Verno Capital, a fund manager focused on Russia and the CIS, has announced three senior hires and a plan to launch a Russia debt fund. Natalia Zagvozdina comes over from Renaissance Capital to head the research team at Verno, according to a statement from the Russia-domiciled fund manager, which was set up… Continue Reading
Sberbank CIB employs ex-govt official to run infrastructure finance
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, has hired Konstantin Pesotsky from the Moscow city government as head of infrastructure finance at its investment arm, Sberbank CIB. Pesotsky was deputy head of the city government’s property department in his previous position. He held a series of jobs in the investment industry, including roles at Goldman… Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s BCS gets UK regulatory go-ahead for business, plans hires
By Andrei Skvarsky. The London-based arm of Russian broker BCS has received British regulatory authorisation for brokerage business and plans a series of key hires for the next four to six weeks. The authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to deal with and advise on investments and hold client assets marks the official launch… Continue Reading
Sberbank hires bankers from J.P. Morgan, RBS for commodity trading, equity financing
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, has announced two senior hires for the fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) division of its investment arm, Sberbank CIB. Francois Mantion has joined from J.P. Morgan as head of commodity trading and Raymond Bird came over from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to take charge of strategic… Continue Reading
VTB Capital’s appoints an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Supervisory Board of Nova Ljubljanska Banka
Miha Košak, Central & Eastern European (CEE) Coverage Banker at Global Banking Department at VTB Capital, has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Supervisory Board of Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), Slovenia’s leading bank. The four year appointment was confirmed at NLB’s annual general meeting of shareholders. NLB Group is the largest Slovenian… Continue Reading
Prudential Real Estate Investors expands Global Real Estate Securities Team
CBRE Global Investors named Jean Lamothe as head of value-add investments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Lamothe’s role will be to provide clients with a new range of investment opportunities across Europe. Lamothe, who has been with CBRE Global Investors since 2010, will continue to be based in London. CBRE Global Investors named Michael Ness as head… Continue Reading
CBRE Global Investors names head of value-add investments for EMEA
CBRE Global Investors named Jean Lamothe as head of value-add investments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Lamothe’s role will be to provide clients with a new range of investment opportunities across Europe. Lamothe, who has been with CBRE Global Investors since 2010, will continue to be based in London. CBRE Global Investors named Michael Ness as head… Continue Reading
Baring Asset Management makes senior appointments at it's Emerging markets team
Baring Asset Management appointed Staffan Lindfeldt as head of Global Emerging Market Equities, and will be responsible for leading and managing the Global Emerging Market (GEMs) Equities Team. Joining from Handelsbanken Asset Management in Stockholm where he has been chief portfolio manager for Global Emerging Markets since 2006, Lindfeldt will be the lead investment manager on several of… Continue Reading
Standard Charteted hires equity research analyst
Standard Chartered has named Zhang Su as equity research analyst, emerging companies. He is based in Hong Kong and reports jointly to Jeremy Sutch, head of emerging companies research, and Erwin Sanft, head of Hong Kong/China equity research. In this role, he will be responsible for covering emerging companies in China and Hong Kong. His… Continue Reading
PineBridge Investments appoints Chief Investment Officer
PineBridge Investments announced an appointment of new chief investment officer. Wael Aburida will lead the company’s MENA Private Equity and Real Estate Team covering the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, with responsibility for deal origination, negotiations, execution, portfolio management, and exits. Aburida joins from UAE-based Waha Capital where he was director of Mergers & Acquisitions, and was… Continue Reading
Renaissance Capital strengthens South Africa research team with new hires.
Renaissance Capital has boosted its South Africa equity research team with the appointment of Zaheer Joosub as Vice President, covering the South African retail sector; and Ahmed Motara as Vice-President, covering the property sector. Joosub joins Renaissance from Citigroup, where he has worked as an equity analyst for the past nine years. He was ranked in the top-five… Continue Reading
VTB Capital announces new appointments in Asia
VTB Capital announced new senior appointments to its Hong Kong office, as part of its expansion strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. Xin Lin has been appointed as VTB Capital’s Head of Multiproduct Sales for China, where she will be responsible for Sales & Origination and Fixed Income across Chinese corporate, investor and financial institutional clients.… Continue Reading
Barclays names Head of AsiaPac Equities
Barclays has named Nick Wright as head for equities in Asia Pacific. He succeeds Mike Di Iorio, who is to relocate to London. Wright had joined Barclays in October 2011 as head of global markets for Japan, and previously worked at Credit Suisse AG and Morgan Stanley. Continue Reading
Marsh appoints head of business development for MENA region
Marsh has appointed Neil Irwin to lead the firm’s business development across its Middle East and North Africa region. He will be based in Dubai and joins the region’s executive committee, reporting to Robert Makhoul, chief executive officer, Marsh MENA. After joining 1991, Irwin has held a variety of strategic business development, consulting and senior management positions within… Continue Reading
Cantor Fitzgerald expands its credit fixed income team
Cantor Fitzgerald announced the expansion of its credit fixed income team with key appointments of several seasoned professionals, who are all joining Cantor Fitzgerald from Gleacher & Company. These individuals will focus on high yield and investment grade sales and trading, and building out the firm’s credit platform. The team will report to Adam Vengrow and David Pichler,… Continue Reading
BGC Partners Appoints Jean-Jack Badet
BGC Partners announced the appointment of Jean-Jack Badet as general manager of its business in Switzerland. Based in Nyon, Badet will be responsible for all of BGC’s financial products business in Switzerland and helping drive business growth in Switzerland. Badet has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He joins BGC from Tradition, where… Continue Reading
UBS appoints co-heads of equities for Asia-Pacific
UBS has appointed Shane Gunther and Taichi Takahashi as co-heads of equities for Asia-Pacific, according to an internal announcement issued late last week. They will replace CJ Beshke, who is retiring after more than 24 years with the bank. Until this appointment, which took effect immediately, Gunther was head of cash sales for Asia-Pacific, while… Continue Reading