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April 2 (Reuters) - The following financial servicesindustry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us ofother job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
The prime brokerage unit of Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired former Morgan Stanley executive DeepakAbraham as head of capital strategy in Asia Pacific, accordingto an internal memo seen by Reuters. He will report to GrahamSeaton, the head of the bank's prime brokerage unit in AsiaPacific. Abraham was most recently head of Middle East and NorthAfrica prime brokerage at Morgan Stanley, according to the memosent by Richard Boseley, head of Asia Pacific equities sales andglobal markets financing & futures, and Seaton.
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
HSBC Global Asset Management Inc appointed Michael Wright asHead of Institutional Sales for North America, based in NewYork. Wright joins from AXA Investment Managers where hedirected the firm's business development strategy for theinstitutional segment.
MORGAN STANLEY
The bank named Aisha De Sequeira and Sanjay Shah as co-headsof its business in India, replacing Jayendra Nayak, according toan internal memo seen by Reuters. They will formally take ontheir new duties in May when Nayak leaves his full-time rolewith the bank. He will continue to be a senior adviser.
Travis Machen, named co-head of the North American bankgroup in October, has left, two sources familiar with thesituation said.
PROMONTORY FINANCIAL GROUP LLC
Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ChairmanMary Schapiro will join the private consulting firm as amanaging director, the Wall Street Journal said, following atumultuous four years rehabilitating the agency's batteredreputation. The appointment is expected to be announced byPromontory Financial on Tuesday, the paper said, withoutproviding the source of its information. Schapiro stepped downas SEC chairman in December.
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
Standard Chartered has hired Peter Burnett from UBS AG as its North East Asia head of corporate finance,beefing up its senior leadership with another high-profileregional veteran of the Swiss investment bank.
GREENHILL & CO INC
The boutique financial advisory company said Jean-MichelSteg joined the firm as a senior adviser to assist in expandingrelationships with large European and, particularly, Frenchcorporations. He most recently started Blackstone's advisorybusiness in France, Greenhill said.
INVESCO LTD
Jalil Rasheed joined Invesco as investment director onMonday. Rasheed, based out of Singapore, reports to Paul Chan,chief investment officer, Asia ex-Japan.
DYNASTY FINANCIAL PARTNERS
The wealth management start-up that has grown by attractingtop advisers from the largest U.S. brokerages has expanded inMissouri with a veteran team from Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch.
The adviser group, led by industry veteran James Maher,managed $420 million in client assets at Merrill, where it hadbeen known as the Maher Group.
FTI CONSULTING INC
The business advisory firm named Barbara Ryan as managingdirector in its strategic communications practice. She will bebased in New York. She joins the firm from Deutsche Bank, whereshe held the position of Managing Director and Head of thePharmaceutical Research Team.
EVERBANK FINANCAL CORP
The company's subsidiary EverBank Commercial Financeappointed Jody Salino as the Office Products Sales Director forthe firm's Western region. Salino joins from De Lage LandenFinancial Services, where he served as Director of Sales for thefirm's Middle Market Office Technology group.
DC ADVISORY
The European corporate finance adviser named Tobias Gewolkeras an executive director in its Infrastructure team. He joinsfrom Barclays Capital.
CAPITA EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The unit of Capita Plc named Albert Küller as itschief economist. This is a newly created role and theappointment is effective immediately, Capita Employee Benefitssaid.
VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT
The company named Luc D'hooge as head of Emerging MarketsFixed Income. He joins from Dexia Asset Management where he washead of emerging markets bond funds.
Wouter Van Overfelt also joined the team as portfoliomanager and quantitative analyst. He joins from GDF Suez.
ROWAN DARTINGTON SIGNATURE
The Bristol-based wealth manager named Steve Bridges asbusiness development manager. He joins from Premier Group.
ALVAREZ & MARSAL TAXAND UK
The tax advisory firm named Charles Beer and Jonathan Hornbyas managing directors in London.
