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Aug 14 (Reuters) - The following financial services industryappointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of otherjob changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.
BARCLAYS PLC
The bank's finance director Chris Lucas is stepping down sixmonths ahead of his scheduled retirement, citing health reasons,the company said. Lucas, aged 52, who has been finance directorfor a tough six years that spanned the global financial crisis,announced his retirement in February.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
The company hired Edmund Lee as senior country officer,Singapore, subject to regulatory approvals, according to aninternal memo. Edmund will lead the strategic development of thefranchise in Singapore and oversee the delivery of the globalplatform across all lines of business in the country, the memosaid. He worked for DBS Vickers, a unit of DBS Group Holdings, for 26 years.
FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC
The parent company of First Community Bank said John Mendezwill no longer serve as president and chief executive of thecompany. The company appointed William Stafford II to serve asinterim CEO, effective Aug. 31. First Community Bancshares alsoappointed Gary Mills to succeed Mendez as CEO of First CommunityBank and as president of the company.
CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC
The specialist property investment company appointed MarkBourgeois as an executive director and said Xavier Pullen, oneof the founders of company, will step down from the board,effective Dec. 31.
ALVAREZ & MARSAL
The professional services firm appointed Sheila Small as amanaging director in its insurance advisory services practice.Small was previously with Verizon Communications Inc.
COUTTS
The wealth division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group appointed Vivienne Ng as executive director and head ofthe China desk within Coutts' International business in theUK. Ng was previously with Credit Suisse (UK).
EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC
The company said on Tuesday it has expanded its nationalwealth advisory service with the hiring of a senior strategistfrom GenSpring Family Offices.
Jewelle Bickford joined Evercore on Monday and will workclosely with the firm's planning and investment advisers,focusing on family governance, impact investing and theexpansion of Evercore's Wise Women events, which are gatheringsfor the firm's female clients.
AMERICAN CAPITAL ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The company, which was co-founded by AES Corp's former CEO Paul Hanrahan, has hired Abhay Pande from Citigroup to head its Asia unit that will explore investmentopportunities in energy and related infrastructure assets.
Pande, a Singapore-based former co-head of Asia energy atCitigroup's investment banking arm, joins as managing directorand will set up the firm's Asia base, two people familiar withthe matter said.
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC
The unit of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc on Tuesdayappointed Doron Barness as head of New York institutional equitysales trading.
Barness joined Oppenheimer in May from Goldman Sachs asmanaging director and senior sales trader for a number ofsignificant institutional client accounts.
The company also said David Laufer and Anthony Mazzella willassume positions as co-heads of cash equity trading.
U.S. BANK
U.S. Bank Wealth Management on Tuesday named Amy Kane assenior family wealth adviser and Christopher Turoci as wealthmanagement adviser for the Private Client Reserve. Kane waspreviously with J.P. Morgan Private Bank, while Turoci was withCitigroup Inc.
M&G INVESTMENTS
The UK-based institutional investor named DavidSheppard-Burgess and Luke Staddon as associate directors in itscorporate lending team. Sheppard-Burgess was previously withLloyds Bank and Staddon was with Ernst & Young.
