By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital has hired Mike Harris from Bank of America Merrill Lynch as chief strategist for the Russian investment bank’s business in Turkey and made four other senior appointments for its Turkish team. {{{?}}} Harris will be based between London and Istanbul and report to David Nangle, Head of equity research at… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Hires & Fires
EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s BCS hires ex-RBS banker to run global collateral trading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian investment firm BCS Financial Group has hired Christian von Gradowski, a former repo trader at Royal Bank of Scotland and Dresdner Kleinwort, as director of collateral trading at its global markets arm. Von Gradowski will be based at BCS’s London office and “focus on the repo and stock loan presence to… Continue Reading
Veteran banker Sucher to co-oversee Credit Bank of Moscow business
By Andrei Skvarsky. Credit Bank of Moscow (CBM), a high-profile privately owned lender, has given a seat on its newly elected supervisory board to Bernie Sucher, an American who has been a key figure in building Russia’s investment banking. {{{?}}} The other two newcomers on the board are Thomas Grasse, a nominee of the European… Continue Reading
RenCap makes two senior hires for global fixed income team
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Renaissance Capital has re-hired one of its former senior managers, Rupert Preece, putting him in charge of Sub-Saharan fixed income trading, and hired Marina Ryabokon from Australian mortgage broker Liquidity Finance as director in its international fixed income sales service. {{{?}}} Both Preece and Ryabokon will be based in London, RenCap… Continue Reading
RenCap names chiefs for South Africa
By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital, one of Russia’s top-tier investment banks, has announced a minor reshuffle in its African business, promoting Robert Lamprecht, who joined the firm last month, to chief executive for South Africa and appointing Clifford Sacks as chairman of the South African unit. {{{?}}} Lamprecht was hired by RenCap in January as… Continue Reading
RenCap hires banker from Goldman Sachs to run London trading
By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital, a Russian emerging- and frontier-markets investment bank, has hired David George from Goldman Sachs as head of trading in London. {{{?}}} George will be based in London in his new job, which he takes in March, and report to RenCap’s global head of equities, Ben Samuels. His duties will include… Continue Reading
Sberbank hires banker from UBS to run HNWI group
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, has hired Alla Aleynikova from Swiss bank UBS to head the group servicing high-net-worth individuals. {{{?}}} Aleynikova is based in Moscow in her new job with Sberbank Private Banking, having relocated from New York, where she worked at UBS’s international division. Previously she spent 11 years at Citigroup… Continue Reading
Ex-Citi banker gets senior job at Sberbank’s CEE unit
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, has hired Tamas Haiman from Citibank as head of global markets at Sberbank Europe AG, its Central and Eastern European operation. {{{?}}} Haiman, who joins Sberbank on February 3, will be based in Vienna and report to Igor Strehl at Sberbank Europe and Alexey Zaytsev at the global… Continue Reading
Sberbank raises adviser to vice-presidential seat
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, has promoted one of its senior advisers, Teimur Shternlib, to the position of vice-president. {{{?}}} Shternlib has been an adviser to chief operating officer Lev Khasis at Sberbank, which he joined last year after roles as chief investment officer at Russia’s Х5 Retail Group and IT director at… Continue Reading
Sberbank hires Swiss bankers as commodities unit traders
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank CIB, the investment unit of Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank, has hired two Swiss bankers as senior traders for the commodities unit of its global markets department. {{{?}}} Sergio Soler, who comes from Swiss bank Julius Bär, has been appointed as senior precious metals trader, and Franck-Eric Fischer joins from Geneva-based consultancy… Continue Reading
UBS hires ex-Morgan Stanley bankers as Russia chiefs
By Andrei Skvarsky. UBS has hired two senior former Morgan Stanley bankers to run its Russian operation. {{{?}}} Rair Simonyan is joining the Swiss bank as chairman and Elena Titova as chief executive of its Russian subsidiary, UBS said in a statement. Both are coming over from Russian Regional Development Bank, which is owned by… Continue Reading
Eurex chief to join Swiss bank Lombard Odier as managing partner
By Andrei Skvarsky. Eurex, a derivatives exchange owned by Deutsche Boerse, is going to part company with its chairman Hugo Banziger, who has been appointed as a managing partner of Lombard Odier, one of Europe’s largest private banking firms. {{{?}}} The Swiss economist’s appointment as the ninth managing partner of the oldest private bank in… Continue Reading
Russia’s Renaissance hires ex-BofA banker to run Africa sales
By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital, one of Russia’s leading privately owned investment banks, has confirmed it has hired Robert Lamprecht, a former senior manager at Bank of America, as head of African sales. {{{?}}} Lamprecht will be based in Johannesburg, where one of RenCap’s three African offices are located. He will report to Florian Hellmich,… Continue Reading
US Revere Capital Advisors sets up merchant banking group, makes hires
By Andrei Skvarsky. Revere Capital Advisors, a New York- and London-based financial services boutique, has set up a merchant banking group, Revere Merchant Capital (RMC), and made three senior hires for the new firm. {{{?}}} “RMC will lead and co-invest in equity and debt financings in connection with change of control, acquisition and expansion capital… Continue Reading
Sberbank hires ex-RBS banker as head of FX
By Andrei Skvarsky. Sberbank has hired Frederic Blondel, a former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and ABN AMRO banker, as head of foreign exchange and flow derivatives corporate sales at Sberbank CIB, the investment arm of Russia’s biggest lender. {{{?}}} Blondel, who will be based in Moscow and has more than 20 years’ experience in… Continue Reading
RenCap hires banker from Merrill for Turkey sales
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
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