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Oct 23 (Reuters) - The following financial services industryappointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of otherjob changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
BARCLAYS
The British bank is revamping its financial institutionsgroup business for the second time in under two years,appointing Ben Davey as the sole head of financial institutionsEurope, the Middle East and Africa following the departure ofAllen Appen earlier this month.
Davey had previously been co-head of FIG EMEA with RichardBoath. But under the new structure, Boath has been made chairmanof FIG in the region and will be responsible for interactionswith senior clients.
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
The world's largest custody bank hired James Wiener fromOliver Wyman Group to be its new chief risk officer, effectiveNov. 24.
BNY Mellon also said it hired Merryll McElwain as a wealthdirector in its wealth management business in Los Angeles.
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
The bank appointed Terence Gan as head of financial marketsrates sales and Zhou Cheng Gang as head of RMB sales. Gan willjoin the bank this week in Singapore and will report to CarstenStoehr, global head of financial markets sales. Gang, based inHong Kong, will report to George Sun, head of financial marketssales for Greater China and Northeast Asia.
LLOYDS
The bank will consolidate its Asian commercial bankingactivities in Singapore following decisions to close itsAustralia and Hong Kong offices in 2013 and 2014, according toan announcement from the UK bank. Stephen Skulley will head thegroup's current commercial banking office in Singapore.
Andrew Ralph and Hiok Hyen Yeo have joined the office, bothas directors, global corporates Asia. Ralph moved to Singaporefrom the British bank in Sydney, while Yeo was previouslyAgricultural Bank of China Singapore's head of corporatebanking.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
Filippo Lo Franco is to take on the role of head of mediabanking for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region within thetechnology, media and telecommunications business at JP Morgan,according to an internal memo seen by IFR.
AVIVA INVESTORS
British insurer Aviva Plc's asset management businesssaid it appointed Charlie Diebel as the head of its ratesstrategy team. Diebel, based in London, joins from Lloyds, where he was head of market strategy.
WILLIS NORTH AMERICA
The unit of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings named Roger Hacala as senior vice-president and financialinstitutions practice leader of Willis Canada.
PROVENIR
The financial solutions provider named Paul Thomas asmanaging director for its operations outside North America.Thomas will be based in London and will be in charge of growingthe firm's business internationally.
THOMAS MILLER
The London-based asset management company said it hiredScott Baikie as senior portfolio manager to boost its privateclient business. Baikie joins from Adam & Company InvestmentManagement. (Compiled by Anannya Pramanick and Amrutha Penumudi inBangalore)
