Bank of America and Merrill Lync announced that Merrill’s Andrea Orcel, head of global origination and president of Europe, Middle East and Africa, or EMEA, global markets and investment banking, will become president of the combined banks’ global banking, securities and wealth management division.-Daily Deal/The Deal
Merrill Lynch head of investment banking for all of Asia, Damian Chunilal, has left the company, the second top level shake-up in the last two months at Merrill’s Asia group. Sheldon Trainor, Merrill’s head of Asia investment banking, excluding Japan and Australia, stepped down from day-to-day responsibilities of the division in September to assume a new role. Trainor reported to Chunilal before and after his move.-The International Herald Tribune 
Merrill Lynch has appointed James Chapman as director and head of Asia power investment banking along with a five-member team, all previously from Lehman Brothers. James and team will bring significant advisory and capital markets experience within the Asia power industry to Merrill Lynch.
Merrill Lynch announced that George H. Young (Woody) III has joined Merrill Lynch as global head of technology, media and telecommunications investment banking. Mr. Young will be based in New York.
Effective September 8, 2008, Gary Carlin, 51, has been appointed chief accounting officer of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Carlin will undertake this role in addition to his current responsibilities as corporate controller, a position which he has held since May 2007.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Dick Barrett and Mark Ellman will be joining Merrill Lynch as vice chairmen, based in New York and reporting to Andrea Orcel, head of global origination, Merrill Lynch.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Michael Nierenberg from JP Morgan will be joining the firm to head global mortgages and securitized products businesses, and that James De Mare from Citigroup will also be joining to run the company’s mortgage trading operations. Mr. Nierenberg will report directly to Thomas K. Montag, head of global sales and trading, and Mr. De Mare will report to Mr. Nierenberg. Mr. Nierenberg was most recently JP Morgan’s head of global securitized products, a position he held after moving to that firm following its purchase of Bear Stearns earlier this year.-Business Wire 
Chris Augustin joined Merrill Lynch & Co. as chief investment officer. Augustin was CIO and global head of capital markets and banking technology at Citigroup. At Merrill, he reports to Thomas Sanzone, who was named executive vice president and chief administrative officer after leaving Credit Suisse Group earlier this year. Sanzone also worked in Citigroup’s corporate and investment bank.
Effective as of August 1, 2008, Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments announced that Shawn T. Wells resigned as a vice president.-SEC Form 8k 
Fotis Hasiotis and Philip Noblet were appointed co-heads of Merrill Lynch & Co.’s EMEA financial sponsors group. Hasiotis will relocate from New York to London. Noblet was deputy head of European mergers and acquisitions and head of M&A for EMEA financial sponsors. Also, David Melvin was named chairman of EMEA financial sponsors and leveraged finance, while Jeff Kaplan became global head of financial sponsors. Kaplan joined Merrill in 1987.-Daily Deal/The Deal 
Merrill Lynch has hired a number of project and infrastructure finance bankers from UBS.
Peter Kraus was appointed as executive vice president of Merrill Lynch & Co. Previously he was co-head of the investment management unit at Goldman Sachs.
Merrill Lynch & Co. appointed Hugh Sullivan as head of investment banking, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is also global head of multi industries and will work from Frankfurt and London. Sullivan reports to Andrea Orcel, global head of origination and president of global markets and investment banking. Sullivan joined Merrill in 1997 and replaces Flavio Valeri, who is leaving to work in the Italian banking industry. Sullivan began his investment banking career in the mergers and acquisitions group at First Boston.-Daily Deal/The Deal 
Merrill Lynch & Co. named Glen Campbell head of equity research for Canada, following Ihor Danyliuk’s departure. Campbell is based in Toronto and joined Merrill in 1996. He will continue to cover Canadian telecom services stocks and will cover U.S. telecom services, supported by New York-based Michael Funk.-Daily Deal/The Deal 
Merrill Lynch & Co. has appointed Antony Hung as the head of wealth management in Pacific Rim region. Hung, who continues to be a member of the Pacific Rim operating committee, would head Merrill Lynch’s wealth management unit in the Pacific Rim region (Asia and Australia).
ML Chesapeake FuturesAccess announced that effective as of June 13, 2008, Steven B. Olgin resigned as vice president of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments and resigned as a member of its board of managers. Effective as of June 13, 2008, Justin Ferri became vice president of the company. Effective as of June 13, 2008, Justin Ferri became a member of the company’s board of managers. Mr. Ferri is managing director within the MLPF&S structured and alternative solutions group and is a vice president of IQ Investment Advisors.-SEC Form 8k
Merrill Lynch announced that John R. Tyers will join the firm as president of Broadcort Capital Corp. Mr. Tyers will report to managing director Michael Perry, head of corporate and investment services in the firm’s global wealth management group. Mr. Tyers joins the firm with more than 15 years of experience in financial services, focusing on the investment advisor, brokerage, technology and investment management markets. Most recently, Mr. Tyers served as senior managing director and co-head of Bear Stearns broker dealer and investment advisor services, now part of JPMorgan, where he was responsible for leading and executing the growth strategy and day-to-day operations of the group.-Business Wire 
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Fares D. Noujaim will be joining the company as president of the firm’s business in the Middle East & North Africa. He will also be the global head of sovereign wealth funds. Mr. Noujaim will be based in the Middle East and New York, and he will report to Gregory J. Fleming, president and chief operating officer of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Noujaim will be joining Merrill Lynch from Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., where he was vice chairman of the board of directors and a member of the firm’s President’s Advisory Committee, having previously served as the committee’s chairman.-Business Wire 
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that James B. Quigley has been appointed president of Merrill Lynch for Latin America and Canada. Mr. Quigley will report to Gregory J. Fleming, president and chief operating officer of Merrill Lynch.
Merrill Lynch & Co. appointed Jean-Eudes Renier as a managing director in its multi-industries origination business in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. London-based Renier reports to Hugh Sullivan, global head of multi-industries origination. Renier was a managing director in the basic materials group at Morgan Stanley.-Daily Deal/The Deal 
Merrill Lynch & Co. hired Caroline Silver as vice chairwoman of investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Silver spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley, most recently as vice chairman of investment banking. Before that, she was co-head of financial institutions. Silver also worked at Price Waterhouse and Morgan Grenfell.-Daily Deal/The Deal 
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Peter S. Kraus has been appointed as executive vice president and a member of the firm’s management committee. Mr. Kraus will report to John A. Thain, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Kraus will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s business strategy and investments; global growth plans and opportunities, and corporate acquisitions.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Thomas K. Montag, 51, has been appointed head of global sales and trading. Mr. Montag will report directly to John A. Thain, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch. In his role, Mr. Montag will be responsible for all the firm’s global sales and trading activities across debt and equities.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that it has appointed Adriano Borges, adding to an expansion of its origination, advisory and M&A investment banking team begun in March when the firm hired nine best-in-class originators for its Brazilian business. Mr. Borges has left Credit Suisse Brasil to run Merrill Lynch’s Brazilian financial institutions group (FIG) and real estate sectors.
Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments announced that effective as of March 27, 2008, Robert D. Ollwerther resigned as the chief executive officer and president, and resigned as a member of the board of managers. Effective as of March 27, 2008, Paul Morton became the chief executive officer and president. He is the chief executive officer of MLAI, and also serves as the COO for the global investment and insurance solutions (GIIS) group for Merrill Lynch. Effective as of March 27, 2008, Paul Morton became a member of the manager’s board of managers. -SEC Form 8k
Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments announced that on March 14, 2008 Robert D. Ollwerther gave verbal notice to the company regarding his resignation as chief executive officer and president of the company and resignation as a member of the board of managers. As of the date hereof, there is not a definitive effective date regarding the resignation. -SEC Form 8k
Merrill Lynch announced that it has appointed Steven K. Berry head of government relations for the firm. Mr. Berry will report to Margaret D. Tutwiler, senior vice president and head of communications & public affairs.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Thomas J. Sanzone has been appointed as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of the company reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John A. Thain. He will join the firm in the second half of 2008 and have responsibility for Merrill Lynch’s global technology, operations, and corporate services groups.
Merrill Lynch announced that it has appointed Eugene M. McQuade vice chairman and president of Merrill Lynch’s U.S. banks. In this new position, Mr. McQuade will be responsible for all U.S. banking operations, including Merrill Lynch Bank USA and Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust. He will report to Robert J. McCann, president of global wealth management at Merrill Lynch, and join the global wealth management executive committee.
Melvyn Ford, the head of prime brokerage in Asia for Merrill Lynch, has left the firm. Brian Canniffe and Eddie Guillemette are taking over his role as the joint heads of Pacific Rim Global Markets Financing & Services. Guillemette will be in charge of sales, capital introduction and consulting services, while Canniffe will run trading and risk. No reason was given for Ford’s departure.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Ahmass L. Fakahany, 49, co-president and chief operating officer of Merrill Lynch, has informed the company of his decision to retire and will leave his current role, effective February 1, 2008. Mr. Fakahany joined Merrill Lynch in 1987 and has served in a variety of senior roles. -Business Wire
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that it has appointed Noel B. Donohoe as co-chief risk officer. Mr. Donohoe will report directly to John A. Thain, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Donohoe brings more than 20 years of risk management experience in the financial services industry to Merrill Lynch. Most recently he was chief operating officer and a partner of Dune Capital Management. -Business Wire
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that head of global wealth management for the Americas will step down at the end of January, 2008. Mac Gardner’s departure was announced in an internal memo from Robert McCann, president of global wealth management at Merrill. McCann didn’t give a reason for Gardner’s exit. No replacement has been named. Gardner’s exit comes after an expansion of his role in December 2006 that positioned him to be a potential successor to McCann. -Associated Press Newswires
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that it will bring back former top bond executive Jeffrey Kronthal as a consultant on its portfolio of subprime-mortgage assets, which have triggered huge losses. Mr. Kronthal and a group of other senior fixed-income executives were ousted in mid-2006, and the absence of their risk oversight has been cited as a factor in the buildup of mortgage assets that eventually cost the firm $7.9 billion in the third quarter.
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that Margaret D. Tutwiler has been appointed senior vice president and head of global communications & public affairs of the company, effective December 17, 2007. Ms. Tutwiler, 56, has been head of global communications and government relations for the NYSE Euronext and its predecessor company NYSE Group since July 2004. Ms. Tutwiler will report to John A. Thain, chairman and CEO. As senior communications strategist, Ms. Tutwiler will assume responsibility for all external and internal communications activities. This includes: media and government relations; employee, business group, executive shareholder and public policy communications, corporate marketing and brand identity, and other related activities. -Business Wire
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that it hired Nelson Chai as its new chief financial officer, replacing Jeffrey Edwards. Chai is currently CFO of NYSE Euronext (NYX) . Edwards will be given a new operating role at Merrill. Chai’s move from NYSE follows that of John Thain, the former chief executive of the stock exchange operator, who was named CEO of Merrill in November. Merrill CEO Stanley O’Neal stepped down in the wake of the losses. - CBS.MarketWatch.com
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced that John A. Thain, chief executive officer, director and member of management committee of NYSE Euronext and former president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group, has been appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch effective December 1, 2007. Mr. Thain, 52, joined the NYSE on January 15, 2004, serving as chief executive officer and a director. Prior to joining the NYSE, he served as president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group. -Business Wire-
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