Sept. 3 (Reuters) - The following financial servicesindustry appointments were announced on Monday and Tuesday. Toinform us of other job changes, email tomoves@thomsonreuters.com.
** MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT
The global asset management company named Scott Eversole asmanaging director of its institutional sales team, effectiveimmediately. Eversole, who will be based in San Francisco, willreport to Senior Managing Director Frank Saeli. Eversole willhandle institutional asset management sales for western UnitedStates.
** DEUTSCHE ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The asset management company appointed Matt Montana asmanaging director and head of equity trading for America. Basedin New York, Montana will report to Joshua Friedberg, head oftrading for America. Montana joins from Bank of America MerrillLynch.
** FIDELITY WORLDWIDE INVESTMENT
One of Britain's best known investors, Sanjeev Shah, isleaving his fund management role at Fidelity WorldwideInvestment to bolster its team of talent-spotters on the lookoutfor the fund managers of the future. Shah will pass onresponsibility for managing the Fidelity Special Situations fundto Alex Wright, who will remain portfolio manager of FidelitySpecial Values PLC and co-manager of Fidelity UK SmallerCompanies Fund alongside Jonathan Winton.
** ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN LP
The investment management company appointed Etienne Rougieras the chief operating officer for insurance in Europe, theMiddle East and Africa. The company also appointed Erik Vynckieras senior portfolio manager for insurance. Based in London,Rougier and Vynckier will report to Chief Executive Tim Ryan.
Rougier joins Alliance Bernstein from ArchitasMulti-Manager, and Vynckier comes from Scottish WidowsInvestment Partnership.
** MITON GROUP PLC
The UK fund management group appointed David Barron asdirector of investment trusts and product strategy, effectiveimmediately.
** CANADA LIFE INVESTMENTS
The UK-based asset manager appointed Nigel Kennett as asenior fund manager on the UK equities desk. Kennett willco-manage a number of Canada Life Investments' core UK equityfunds. He will report to UK equities head Craig Rippe.
** THOMAS MILLER
The insurance and investment company appointed Kevin Sweetas group marketing director. Based in London, Kevin will beresponsible for global marketing and planning for the group.
** COUTTS
The wealth management division of the Royal Bank of ScotlandGroup named on Monday Watty Buwanawati as the executivedirector of business development for the Indonesia market, withimmediate effect. Buwanawati will be based in Singapore andreport to Jacqueline Chua, managing director and market head forSoutheast Asia. Buwanawati joins from Deutsche Bank inIndonesia, where she headed the private wealth managementbusiness.
** CQS GROUP
The asset management firm appointed on Monday Craig Clelandas head of corporate development - investment trusts at itsdivision New City Investment Managers. Craig is joining CQSGroup from JP Morgan Chase. He will be responsible for sales,investor relations and business development for New CityInvestment Managers.
** BARCLAYS PLC
The bank appointed on Monday Balaji Vardhan as director ofwealth and investment management. Vardhan will be based inChennai in India and will be responsible for developing andservicing high net worth clients in the region. Vardhan joinsfrom BNP Paribas Wealth Management.
** BARING ASSET MANAGEMENT
The investment management company appointed on Monday LauraLuo as the head of Hong Kong and China equities. She will takeon her new role on Sept. 12. Luo will also be the lead managerof the Baring Hong Kong China Fund. She will be based in HongKong.