Russia’s Otkritie financial group has given an extra role to Dmitry Romaev, its deputy chief executive and chief {{{*}}} financial officer, by appointing him as chief executive officer of Nomos, a Moscow bank bought out by Otkritie in autumn 2012. As head of Nomos, Romaev succeeds Dmitry Sokolov, who was the lender’s chief executive since… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Hires & Fires
EXCLUSIVE: Goldman Sachs hires ex-Deutsche banker to run MENA unit
Goldman Sachs has hired Saleh Romeih, who left Deutsche Bank in September, as head of {{{*}}} securities division distribution for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to a financial market source. Romeih, who spent 18 years at Deutsche, was the German bank’s head for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa,… Continue Reading
Wermuth’s pro-environment fund pulls off second deal in short while
By Andrei Skvarsky. Wermuth Asset Management, a German firm with most of its business interests in Russia, has reported a second transaction by its sustainable energy-focused Green Gateway Fund, with the previous deal announced just three days ago. {{{*}}} Green Gateway Fund, whose legal name is Europe-Tatarstan Cleantech Fund, led a group of investors that put… Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: RenCap promotes analyst Vladimir Sklyar to head of Russia research
Renaissance Capital has promoted Vladimir Sklyar, one of its senior equity analysts, to head of research for Russia, the country the Moscow-based investment bank sees as its core market. {{{*}}} Sklyar joined RenCap in 2007, and last year was promoted to head of utilities research, the position he will combine with his new role, according… Continue Reading
EBRD to have permanent office in Jordan
By Andrei Skvarsky. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to have a permanent office in Amman under a recent agreement with the Jordanian government. {{{*}}} The EBRD said in a statement that it had appointed Heike Harmgart, one of its senior economists, as head of the office. The EBRD, which began investing in… Continue Reading
Russia’s Aton hires ex-UBS banker to run new brokerage arm
Russia’s Aton investment group has hired Alexei Sizov, a former UBS, JP Morgan and Renaissance Capital banker, as head of institutional business at its new brokerage Aton Capital. {{{*}}} Sizov will oversee the equity, fixed income, treasury, direct market access and research units and the brokerage’s office in London, the Moscow-based group said in a… Continue Reading
Wermuth reports deal, two senior appointments
By Andrei Skvarsky. The Green Gateway Fund, a 110m-euro investment fund run by Germany’s Wermuth Asset Management, has acquired a minority stake in The Mobility House (TMH), a Germany-based provider of charging equipment for electric vehicles. {{{*}}} Wermuth’s statement that reported the deal did not disclose the size of the stake. Wermuth, a firm with… Continue Reading
RenCap hires traders from Alfa-Bank, Aton
Russia’s Renaissance Capital has announced it has hired Dmitry Ryzhkov from Alfa-Bank as vice president and equity sales trader for Russia and the CIS and Yury Nefedov from Aton as associate and fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC) trader. {{{*}}} Ryzhkov worked as an equity sales trader at UniCredit Aton from 2006 to 2008 before… Continue Reading
Moscow Exchange hires former LSE exec to run intl sales
The Moscow Exchange has hired Tom O’Brien from TMX Group, the firm operating the Toronto Stock Exchange, as head of international sales. {{{*}}} O’Brien will be based in London and starts his new job in April, the Moscow bourse said in a statement. He has spent 17 years at the London Stock Exchange in various roles… Continue Reading
Sberbank bankers moving to Swiss firm to look after Russian HNWIs
{{{?}}} Sberbank is parting company with equity trader Rufat Askerov and equity salesperson Alexei Dolgikh, who have been hired by Swiss private banking group Julius Baer to work with Russian high net worth individuals. Askerov, Dolgikh and former Alfa-Bank executive Alexander Muratov, who has been running his own business in London since 2008, will be… Continue Reading
Otkritie hires man from Moscow Exchange top brass as DMA chief
{{{?}}} Moscow’s Otkritie brokerage has hired Sergey Sinkevich from the Moscow Exchange as head of direct market access (DMA). Before his new job at the brokerage’s Otkritie Capital division, Sinkevich headed the primary market department at the Moscow Exchange. Previously he spent nearly a decade at the Russian office of GE Money, a banking arm… Continue Reading
Jones Lang LaSalle appointed Natalia Tischendorf as Head of Corporate Finance for Russia & CIS
{{{?:0}}} Jones Lang LaSalle promoted Natalia Tischendorf to Head of Corporate Finance for Russia & CIS. Natalia joined Jones Lang LaSalle seven years ago and has been working as a National Director in the Capital Markets department. In her new role Natalia will be focusing on helping local and international companies with raising equity and… Continue Reading
Russia's MDM parts company with deputy CEO
{{{?:0}}} MDM Bank, one of Russia’s largest private lenders, has parted company with its deputy chief executive Nikita Riauzov. Riauzov is going to take a few weeks to choose a new job, according to the Finparty.ru website. He was head of corporate and investment banking at MDM for nearly eight years before being promoted to… Continue Reading
VTB Capital appoints Head of Investment Grade Credit Trading in Asia
{{{?:0}}} VTB Capital has appointed Bryan Ko as Head of Investment Grade Credit Trading in Asia. Prior to joining VTB Bryan worked at Citibank’s Hong Kong operations, and before that held various positions at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and London. Mr Ko will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Ugo Calcagnini, Global Head… Continue Reading
KKR appoints Jorge Fergie to head Brazil efforts
{{{?:0}}} Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. appointed Jorge Fergie as firm’s Managing Director to head its São Paulo, Braziloffice and business development in Brazil, effective March 1, 2013. In this role, Jorge will work with KKR’s global investment teams and KKR Capstone, operational improvement experts who work exclusively with our portfolio companies, to lead KKR’s investment activity in Brazil. Prior… Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Sberbank hires UniCredit banker to run equity options trading
Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, has hired Bill Beller from UniCredit as head of equity options trading in its investment arm Sberbank CIB. Beller takes up his Moscow-based job on February 1, Sberbank said in a statement. During his work at UniCredit, Beller headed an equity derivatives flow trading team that worked with institutional clients in… Continue Reading
VTB Capital appoints Marco Huber as Head of CEEMEA DCM
{{{?:0}}} Earlier this month Russian VTB Capital appointed Marco Huber as Head of DCM in CEEMEA Region (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa). Huber has over 10 years’ experience having participated in the implementation of a number of large DCM deals across EEMEA reagion. He was previously Director, EEMEA DCM at Credit Suisse… Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: BrokerCreditService makes two high-tier hires
{{{?:0}}} By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian brokerage BrokerCreditService (BCS) has made two senior hires for its London office, bringing in John Barker from global electronic broker Liquidnet as non-executive director and Audrey Faveeuw from the London Stock Exchange as director of international prime brokerage sales. Barker oversaw Liquidnet’s pan-European business during his 11 years at Liquidnet,… Continue Reading
Abraaj hires EMPEA chief for top brass role
{{{?:0}}} The Abraaj Group, a Dubai-based private equity and venture capital firm, has handed a top managerial role to Sarah Alexander, head and co-founder of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), an independent global business promotion body. In her new job, which she takes up next month, Alexander will look after the North American… Continue Reading
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Savatyugin steps down
{{{?:0}}} Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Savatyugin, who oversees the financial markets, banking and the insurance sector, is resigning with effect from January 9. The 42-year-old official, whose departure from the ministry had been rumoured since summer 2012, is one of nine deputy finance ministers. He has held the job since 2010, when then finance… Continue Reading
JP Morgan Private Bank expands Russian focused team
JP Morgan Private Bank has hired Darius Daubaras and Anatoly Crachilov as executive directors to its Russian team and to be based in London. Daubaras joins from BNP Paribas and has previously held roles at Citi Group, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch. Crachilov joins from HSBC Private Bank having previously worked at Russian Troika Dialog Continue Reading
RenCap puts Alexander Merzlenko in charge of Russia business
Renaissance Capital has appointed Alexander Merzlenko as its president for Russia, adding his new role to his current jobs as head of Russian investment banking and deputy chief executive of the Moscow-headquartered investment bank. Merzlenko’s promotion is the next high-level personnel move at the emerging markets-focused firm after its takeover by billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim… Continue Reading
UFG Private Equity appoints Arthur Akopyan as Partner
Arthur Akopyan joins UFG Private Equity from NGI venture capital fund. He brings 15 years of operational and corporate finance experience in telecoms, media and IT services. Prior to UFG Private Equity, from 2008 he performed restructuring work for several Russian financial holdings with a main focus on telecommunications and IT. During this time Arthur… Continue Reading
Otkritie announces changes to its Board of Directors
Otkritie Financial Corporation today announces the election of new members to its Board of Directors. Vadim Belyaev has been appointed Chairman of the Board and Boris Mints, who previously held the position, will remain the President of Otkritie Financial Corporation. Ruben Aganbegyan, CEO of Otkritie Financial Corporation, and Johannes Boerner, Deputy CEO, will form the… Continue Reading
BAML hires RenCap ex-boss to run Russian business
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Alexander Pertsovsky, a former chief executive of Renaissance Capital, to head its Russian operation. Pertsovsky, who takes up the reins at BAML in February, will also join the American bank’s executive committee for Europe and the emerging markets, excluding Asia, according to Reuters. BAML, which has not yet… Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase appoints Martin Marron as CEO of LatAm
JPMorgan Chase has recently appointed Martin Marron as CEO of Latin America. Marron will also continue to serve as head of Americas sales and trading for global emerging markets, a position he has held since 2007, which includes oversight for teams in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and New York. He will be responsible for overseeing all… Continue Reading
NOMOS-BANK makes new senior appointments
New senior appointments have been made in the management team of NOMOS-BANK. Yelena Budnik is appointed Senior Vice President of NOMOS-BANK. In this role, Yelena will lead the Bank’s retail business. Alexey Karahan is appointed Senior Vice President in charge of both Strategic Communications and HR departments. Dmitry Romaev is appointed Advisor to the President of NOMOS-BANK. He will be responsible for the coordination of NOMOS-BANK integration into the structure… Continue Reading
Fastlane Ventures booster of startups gets Kazakh tycoon Rakishev on board
By Andrei Skvarsky. Fastlane Ventures, a Moscow-based venture capital firm specialising in support for startup Web businesses, has given a seat on its board to Kenges Rakishev, a Kazakh tycoon and high-profile international technology industry investor. Fastlane received a $13m investment from Rakishev, according to a statement from the company, which takes about 50 days… Continue Reading
VTB Capital appoints Lewis Wong as Head of Asia Illiquid Credit Trading
VTB Capital has appointed Lewis Wong as Managing Director, Head of Illiquid Credit Trading, Asia, to take the responsibility for the regional development of illiquid credit trading. He will be based in Hong Kong and will report directly to Roman Nagaev, Head of Investment, Credit & Project Finance, and regionally to Damian Chunilal, CEO Asia at… Continue Reading