(Adds Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, BNY Mellon, ArrowpointPartners, GE Capital and Mirae Asset)
Feb 11 (Reuters) - The following financial services industryappointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of otherjob changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
MIRAE ASSET
The asset manager appointed Sander van Ouwerkerk as head ofBenelux and Nordic sales, to spearhead a push into the region.
GE CAPITAL CORP
The finance arm of U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co,appointed Isabel Fernandez as chief commercial officer.
ARROWPOINT PARTNERS
The Denver, Colorado-based asset manager, said it hiredVipul Shah and Michael Novoseller to its direct platform basedin New York.
CITIGROUP INC
The bank hired Matt Swann to be head of technology for itsglobal cards and payments businesses, a Citigroup spokeswomansaid on Wednesday.
BNY MELLON
The bank named Judy Barton as a senior wealth director forbusiness development in its Dallas office.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
The bank named Alison Mass and Alasdair Warren globalco-heads of its financial sponsors group, which advises privateequity firms on their deals, according to an internal memo.
Goldman also promoted media and telecommunications bankerAndry Gordon to become global chairman of investment bankingservices, according to an internal memo sent to investmentbanking staff.
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO (PIMCO)
The company hired Joachim Fels, formerly managing directorand chief economist at Morgan Stanley, as the world'sbiggest bond manager continues to bolster its ranks after aleadership shake-up over the last year.
Fels will join as a managing director and global economicadviser.
SOCIETE GENERALE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING
French bank Societe Generale's division appointedImtiaz Shefuddin and Frances Cheung to bolster its researchcapabilities in the Asia Pacific region.
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (LGIM)
The fund arm of British insurer Legal & General said it had appointed Omar Saeed as a senior portfolio managerto its global fixed income team.
INVESTEC INVESTMENT BANK & SECURITIES
Lender and asset manager Investec Plc's investmentbanking arm appointed Paul Locke and Darren Vickers to itsclosed-end fund team. Locke and Vickers join the firm fromWesthouse Securities.
BGC PARTNERS INC
The U.S. interdealer broker said Chief Financial OfficerGraham Sadler would retire. The company said it would begin asearch for a new CFO immediately and Sadler would stay until asuccessor is found. (Compiled by Neha Dimri in Bengaluru)