Perella Weinberg Partners announced that Sebastien Maurin has joined the firm as a managing director in its corporate advisory group.
Mr. Maurin will focus on restructuring and distressed merger and acquisition transactions. He will be based in London.
Mr. Maurin was most recently a senior member of the debt restructuring advisory business at MPC Longberry.
Stifel, Nicolaus has expanded its full-service capital markets platform through the creation of Stifel Capital Advisors (SCA), led by Stephan Kuppenheimer and other professionals. SCA will focus on providing asset management, portfolio advisory, and capital markets services to financial institutions and governmental entities, as well as creative structured solutions for illiquid assets.
Mr. Kuppenheimer joins Stifel from FSI Capital where he served as CEO. He also served as director and co-head of the U.S. structured credit products group at Merrill Lynch.
Stifel, Nicolaus also announced that Shez Bandukwala has joined the firm’s investment banking group as head of its cleantech investment banking team. He will report to Victor Nesi, director of investment banking and co-director of capital markets.
Mr. Bandukwala has 17 years of banking and financial industry experience. He was previously group head of the greentech & alternative energy practice at ThinkEquity. Prior to ThinkEquity, he was an investment banker at William Blair for 10 years, where he was a principal in corporate finance and focused on business development and leading execution teams. -Business Wire
KBW is bolstering its real estate business with the addition of Michael Errichetti as managing director and head of real estate investment banking, effective immediately. -Business Wire
BTIG announced that it has hired Alexander Piper and James Zurovchak as it continues to expand its fixed income group.
Piper joins BTIG as a director in the fixed income high yield sales team.
Prior to BTIG, Piper was with Imperial Capital, where he spent five years in high yield, bank debt and equity sales, and Jefferies, where he handled bonds direct.
Zurovchak joins BTIG as a director in RMBS sales team and will also be trading agency CMOs.
Zurovchak comes to BTIG from Source Capital Group, a RMBS boutique broker dealer, where he focused on RMBS sales. Prior to joining Source Capital, he held various sales and trading roles at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Nomura and Kidder Peabody. He also spent several years as a research analyst developing RMBS/CMO/portfolio management models for JP Morgan and MetLife. -Business Wire
INTECH Investment Management announced the hiring of Stephen F. Brennan to the newly created position of senior managing director.
Mr. Brennan will be a member of INTECH’s leadership team. In this role, his responsibilities will be broad-based. He will work with existing client and consultant service teams to expand and further develop key INTECH relationships. He will report to Jennifer Young, president and co-chief executive officer.
Prior to joining INTECH, Mr. Brennan was vice president, marketing at Research Affiliates based in Newport Beach, Calif., where he was responsible for the firm’s sales activities focusing on institutional clients in the U.S. Prior to joining Research Affiliates, he was a director of marketing at Fox Eaton Vance with responsibility for marketing to institutional accounts, including public funds, Taft-Hartley, corporate funds and endowments. -Business Wire
John Doernberg joined William Gallagher Associates Insurance Brokers as a vice president.
Doernberg comes to WGA after 14 years as a managing director at Carpenter Moore/Nasdaq, a national brokerage where he specialized in executive risk and professional liability.
Macquarie Group appointed former Lehman Brothers executive Benoit Savoret as the head of its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division. Savoret will also take charge of the Macquarie Securities group for the EMEA region.
Savoret was with Lehman Brothers for more than 10 years, and was last serving as Lehman’s chief operating officer in Europe and the Middle East. -AAP Newsfeed
Bank of America announced that it is combining the leadership of global card services and deposits under Susan Faulkner, 47, who has been named deposits and card product executive.
The combined business will report to Joe Price, president, Bank of America consumer, small business & card banking. The card business will continue to be based in Charlotte and in the Wilmington, Del. offices. -PR Newswire
Marsh & McLennan Agency appointed two senior executives to key leadership roles in its U.S. organization.
The company named Regina Spratt as head of the national brokerage business and Edward Lynch as business development leader for Marsh & McLennan Agency.
Ms. Spratt, who reports to Joe McSweeny, president of Marsh’s U.S./Canada division, will be charged with leveraging the firm’s extensive insurance brokerage, consulting, and employee benefits resources to help businesses throughout the U.S. manage risk and control costs.
Ms. Spratt most recently led Marsh’s national brokerage business in the New York market.
Mr. Lynch, who until recently served as national brokerage leader, now reports to David Eslick, chairman and CEO of the company. In recent months, the company completed the acquisition of three regional agencies as it builds a national business. As that organization continues its expansion throughout the U.S., Mr. Lynch will work closely with Mr. Eslick to develop the company’s new business capabilities. -Business Wire
Canaccord Adams announced that Stephen Buell will join the company as managing director and director of US equity Research.
In this role, Buell leads a team of 32 research professionals focusing on growth companies in the energy, technology, life sciences, consumer and sustainability sectors.
Buell’s prior experience includes serving as head of investment research at Piper Jaffray. He also served as director of research at Thomas Weisel Partners and held similar positions at Prudential Equity Group and Dreyfus. -Market News Publishing
Nomura has appointed Nipun Goel as head of investment banking and Nitin Jain as co-head of fixed income in India.
Neeraj Gambhir, who is currently the head of Nomura`s credit business in India, will co-head the fixed income business along with Jain.
Goel joins from Merrill Lynch India, where he spent 14 years.
Nipun has wide experience in capital markets, both on equities and debt, corporate finance, client coverage and origination across several sectors.
Nomura has also appointed Jai Rajpal as the new head of fixed income for Asia ex-Japan. He will be relocating to Hong Kong from Singapore.
Rajpal joined Lehman Brothers in 2007 after spending 14 years at Deutsche Bank, where he was the global head of emerging markets foreign exchange trading. He joined Nomura in 2008 as joint head of fixed income for Asia ex-Japan. -Datamonitor NewsWire
Prisma Capital Partners announced the appointment of Anthony Pennetti as managing director and member of its marketing and client management team.
In his new role, Mr. Pennetti will focus on marketing Prisma’s fund offerings globally to platform distribution channels with broker/dealers private banks and other institutional investment companies.
Prior to joining Prisma, Mr. Pennetti was managing director of client solutions at Meridian Capital Partners where he led its U.S. and European distribution business. -Business Wire
Barclays Capital appointed ex-Goldman Sachs executive Johan Leven to its Asian-Pacific corporate finance team.
Leven will head the unit together with Richard Gallivan. The two will report to Matthew Ginsburg, who moved from Morgan Stanley to set up Barclays’ investment banking franchise in Asia.
Leven was previously in charge of M&A for Asia bar Japan at Goldman Sachs. -M2 EquityBites
Citigroup announced the appointment of Sanjiv Sawhney as global head of fund services for Citi’s securities and fund services business.
In this new position, Mr. Sawhney will provide leadership for Citi’s hedge fund, private equity and mutual fund administration businesses globally within Citi’s comprehensive suite of investor services solutions. He will report to Neeraj Sahai, global head of Citi’s securities and fund services.
Mr. Sawhney joins Citi from JP Morgan. -Business Wire
Grubb & Ellis has hired Joel Kreider as vice president.
Kreider will help lead Grubb & Ellis’ industrial group out of its downtown Pittsburgh office.
Kreider, 52, joins Grubb & Ellis after working the past six years as a general partner for Imperial Business Park. He has served as president and broker of record for Tartan Realty, the exclusive leasing agent for the Park, where he directed its development and leased it to full occupancy. He also has worked for Oxford Development and Langholz Wilson & Associates, the predecessor to what is now known as Langholz Wilson Ellis.
Seabury Group, a global advisory and investment management firm, today announced that Jonathan Montbach and Omar Mirza have joined the firm as vice president, investment banking and restructuring.
Mr. Montbach and Mr. Mirza will contribute as part of Seabury’s investment banking and restructuring practice with a focus outside of the firm’s traditional aviation and aerospace sectors.
Mr. Montbach has lead deal execution teams throughout transactions. He brings 17 years of experience having worked most recently with KPMG as vice president special situations advisory group where his clients were involved in a broad range of industries, including gaming, industrials, homebuilders, investment funds, consumer electronics/products, and retail. He has demonstrated success in a range of areas including out of court restructuring negotiations, exchange offers, and distressed acquisition strategies, including analysis of tax attributes (NOLs) and merger synergies.
Mr. Mirza has acted in almost all aspects of the distressed investing transaction cycle (buy and sell sides) and / or restructuring advisory (for debtors and creditors) across such sectors as financial services, funds management, structured finance, real estate, retail, manufacturing, transportation, viticulture and government. His global work experience includes the US, Germany, UK, Israel, Japan and Australia. Recently while in the restructuring and special situations group at KPMG, he led the development of KPMG’s global distressed debt intellectual property and infrastructure, based on an investment banking model. In addition, he is a qualified attorney, having previously practiced in corporate law, restructuring and distressed debt.
Chevy Chase Trust announced that Larry Fisher has joined the firm as president of the family wealth services practice, focusing on high wealth families.
Most recently Fisher was managing director and senior resident officer at Bessemer Trust. He has also held senior leadership positions with U.S. Trust and Mellon.
Priority Capital Group announced today that it has expanded its wholesale marketing team to include six recently hired regional vice presidents.
Kevne Sharpe, Jennifer Middaugh, Larry Bridwell, Gary Callahan, Roderick Curtis and William Mechling will work closely with independent FINRA-based broker dealers in their respective regions to provide dedicated wholesaling, marketing, service and support while raising capital through Priority Capital Group.
Sharpe, 53, is responsible for the Southwest. She spent 17 years as a personal financial planner before transitioning to securities wholesaling. She helped launch and grow multiple offerings while representing CNL Securities and United Development Funding.
Middaugh, 38, responsible for the Southeast, continues a career dedicated to real estate investment and financing strategies. Previously, she held executive positions with United Development Funding and CNL, a real estate investment and development company.
Bridwell, 38, responsible for the South Central region, continues a 14-year financial services career that includes 11 years as a regional marketing director at Lincoln Financial. There, he was instrumental in several new product launches, and he captured a Midwest market share.
Callahan, 47, is responsible for the Northeast region. He brings 17 years of securities wholesaling experience covering a broad spectrum including mutual funds, variable annuities and non-traded REITs with firms that include Transamerica, Lincoln Financial and Dreyfus.
Curtis, 42, who is responsible for the Midwest, draws on over 15 years of sales and management experience in financial services. Previously, he served as the vice president of the Midwest Region for NetREIT. He has also held positions with AmREIT and Deutsche Bank-Scudder Investments.
Mechling, 48, responsible for the Northwest, has focused his 16-year investment career on identifying individual advisors’ needs and delivering customized solutions. Previously, he was affiliated with INVESCO, American Express, RiverSource and Lincoln Financial.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced that Oscar Brown will join the firm as managing director of energy investment banking and head of the Houston investment banking office.
In this role, Brown will be responsible for deepening client relationships and will coordinate closely with global coverage teams to deliver strategic ideas and solutions to clients. He will report jointly to Laurie Coben, managing director and global head of energy and power investment banking, and Scott Van Bergh, managing director and head of Americas energy investment banking. -PR Newswire
MasterCard Worldwide has appointed Denzil Lawson as the new head of regional business development for the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region.
Mr. Lawson joined MasterCard in 2002 and last held the position of general manager for Middle East and Levant from 2004.
MasterCard has also appointed Michael Miebach as general manager for Middle East & Africa.
Mr. Miebach joins MasterCard from Barclays where he has been managing director for Middle East and North Africa, and managing director for United Arab Emirates, with responsibility for all corporate, commercial and consumer businesses in the region. -Datamonitor NewsWire
Nomura announced the appointment of Kirk Yang as head of regional technology hardware research and as a managing director.
Yang will be responsible for coordinating and developing downstream technology research in the region. He will be based in Hong Kong.
Yang was previously with a leading private China IT software company and Ta Yang Group, serving as chief financial officer at both firms. Prior to that, he held positions as head of Asia technology research at Citi, head of Asia hardware and components research at Credit Suisse and technology research analyst at Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas.
FrontPoint Partners announced that it has added a new investment team, led by Stephen Czech, to its platform to manage a direct lending strategy dedicated to originating and investing in secured loans to small and mid-sized businesses primarily in the United States.
Caech will be joined at FrontPoint Partners by Mark Newlun, Sze Ling Wan and Paul Ahrens. The team will be based in FrontPoint’s Greenwich, Connecticut office.
Czech has over 21 years of leveraged lending and corporate finance experience and was the founder and portfolio manager of Contrarian Capital Finance, a middle market-focused direct lending strategy, where he built the investment team and executed the strategy for four and a half years. He was most recently a managing director and portfolio manager at Gottex Fund Management Holdings. Prior to founding Contrarian Capital finance, he was head of the mezzanine finance group at Credit Suisse, before which he was a senior member of the leveraged finance group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. -Wireless News
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding announces the promotions of Christopher J. Maguire and Sean S. Sweeney to the position of co-presidents.
In his new position of co-president & chief operating officer, Maguire will be responsible for the operational oversight of all departments with a continued focus on building a leadership framework focused on strategic alignment.
Maguire joined Philadelphia Insurance in 1987 and has managed the operations and production within the underwriting department. In his most recent role as chief operating officer, his focus became building a franchise and creating alignment within each of the functional areas.
In his new position of co-president & chief marketing officer, Sweeney will maintain oversight of the sales & marketing organization and Valley Forge Insurance Brokerage. He will also assist with training & development and lead the Tokio marine group’s initiative to promote resource sharing among its subsidiaries.
Sweeney is responsible for the formation and success of its marketing department. In his most recent role as EVP & chief marketing officer, Sweeney’s focus has been on developing new and creative ways to grow the business organically, by acquisition and through product development. -PR Newswire
Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced the appointment of Bill O’Neill as chief investment officer, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) wealth management.
Based in London, Mr. O’Neill will report to David Jervis, head of EMEA Merrill Lynch wealth management, and Michael O’Keeffe, chief investment officer, Merrill Lynch global wealth management.
Mr. O’Neill has been a senior member of the chief investment office team, which plays a key role in providing investment intelligence to financial advisors and portfolio managers, since 2007. He joined Merrill Lynch in October 2007 as a consultant for global wealth management EMEA. Prior to this, he worked at Barclays Wealth as a leading member of its asset allocation team covering multi-asset portfolios. From 2001 to 2005, he worked in the global strategy team at JP Morgan Asset Management focused on asset allocation.
Janus Capital Group announced the addition of Riley Horlacher and Matthew Shortal to its advisor solutions group.
As a vice president and sales director with the company, both Horlacher and Shortal are responsible for working with existing clients and identifying new business opportunities in the financial intermediary sales channel.
Horlacher, who is based in Dallas, covers the northern Texas region of the U.S. He reports to Eric Hargens, divisional vice president of the advisor solutions group.
Horlacher comes to the company from Highland Capital Management, where he was a director of distribution covering the western U.S.
Shortal, who is based in San Francisco, covers the northern California region of the U.S. He reports to executive director of private wealth and trust Keith Watts.
Prior to joining the company, Shortal was a financial advisor with Barclays. -Business Wire
Lincoln Financial Advisors announced that Sean Powell has been named managing principal of the Southern Virginia regional planning office, in Virginia Beach, VA.
Powell will be responsible for recruiting, coaching and developing Lincoln-affiliated financial planners throughout the southern Virginia region, including Virginia Beach and Richmond.
Powell, a 12-year industry veteran who joined Lincoln Financial in 2004, previously served as regional 401(k) sales director-employer markets for Lincoln Financial Distributors. Prior to joining Lincoln Financial, he served in a number of sales and training positions at firms in Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey. -PR Newswire
Jeffrey Schottler joined Headwaters MB as a managing director.
Schottler previously spent the past four years with Clearcreek Partners. -Company Website
Neuberger Berman Closed-End Intermediate Municipal Funds announced that S. Blake Miller has been appointed co-portfolio manager for the Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund, the Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund, and the Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund, and has assumed joint day-to-day management responsibility for the funds.
Mr. Miller, a senior vice president of Neuberger Berman Management and Neuberger Berman, has more than 23 years of industry experience in the area of municipal fixed income securities. -Business Wire
Adam Clemens and Greg Garrett have joined Portfolio Advisors as managing directors.
Clemens previously was co-founder and president of New York Life Capital Partners.
Garrett was a partner with Adams Street Partners. -Company Website
Split Rock Partners announced that Matt Coffin has joined the firm as a venture advisor.
As a venture advisor, Mr. Coffin will be identifying and evaluating new opportunities as well as working with the Split Rock team on its existing investments.
Mr. Coffin was the founder and CEO of LowerMyBills and built the company into a leading internet marketing services company.
Barclays Wealth announced that it has hired Preston McSwain as a managing director and investment representative in the Boston office.
In this position, Mr. McSwain will act as an advisor to high net worth clients coordinating integrated wealth plans, and is responsible for many of the firm’s largest relationships in New England. He reports to Marty Courage, managing director, Boston branch manager and New England regional manager.
Mr. McSwain brings more than 20 years experience in the private asset management and institutional investment management field to his new role. He joined Barclays Wealth with a four-person team. -PR Newswire
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce announced that it has named Charles St-Germain as managing director and head of corporate credit products for Quebec.
St-Germain will also head the new corporate lending office in Montreal, focusing on providing capital to growth-oriented Quebec-based businesses. He will report to Jean Raymond, vice-chairman and head of wholesale banking for Quebec, and Laura Dottori-Attanasio, managing director and global head, corporate credit products. -Canada News Wire
Principal Financial Group announced the following promotions.
Ned A. Burmeister has been promoted to senior vice president.
Mr. Burmeister will also assume the position of chief operating officer of Principal International where he will be responsible for finance, planning, operations and risk management outside the United States for the company’s international asset management and accumulation segment.
Luis Valdes has been promoted to president, the Principal Financial Group–Latin America and to senior vice president, the Principal Financial Group. The promotion is effective immediately.
Mr. Valdes joined the company in 1994. Previously he was managing director of BanRenta Compania de Seguros de Vida, which was acquired by Principal International to become Principal Vida Chile. Prior to BanRenta, he was an insurance advisor to The World Bank, and Intendente de Seguros (insurance commissioner) in Chile.
Rex Auyeung has been promoted to president, the Principal Financial Group–Asia and to senior vice president, the Principal Financial Group. The promotion is effective immediately.
As the top executive in the Asian region, Mr. Auyeung represents The Principal and its member companies across Asia, building and expanding the company’s relationship with clients, joint venture partners and strategic investors, and assisting with business development across all product lines of The Principal. Based in Hong Kong, he will continue to lead the pension, asset accumulation and mutual funds businesses of Principal International throughout Asia.
Mr. Auyeung joined the company in 1994. Previously he was a vice president, Group Insurance at AIA, a unit of AIG. Prior to joining AIA, he held various senior level positions in Canada with Aetna.
Norman R. Sorensen has been promoted to president – international asset management and cccumulation. He also continues as president and chief executive officer of Principal International. The promotion is effective immediately.
Sorensen is responsible for managing businesses of The Principal outside the United States in the company’s international asset management and accumulation segment.
Sorensen joined the company in 1998. Previously he was a senior executive at American International Group. -Business Wire
Jefferies Group announced the appointment of Chris Blackburn as head of European event driven sales and trading within the firm’s equities group.
In his new role based in London, Mr. Blackburn will be responsible for directing sales, trading and analysis of European equities involved in mergers and acquisitions, distressed and other special situations related to corporate transactions and restructurings.
Mr. Blackburn joined Jefferies in 2008 and has eleven years of experience in financial services, including nine years at Lehman Brothers in London, where he directed the event driven trading desk.
Also joining Mr. Blackburn on the new event driven desk in London are Mark Brodie, who joins as a senior vice president and trader, Roderick Manalo, who joins as a senior vice president and desk analyst, and Holger Klees, who joins as a senior vice president and institutional salesperson.
Mr. Brodie joins Jefferies with more than 13 years of event driven trading experience, including ten years at Bear Stearns/J.P. Morgan.
Mr. Manalo joins with more than six years of event driven desk analyst experience at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup.
Mr. Klees joins with 13 years of event driven sales experience at Pali International, Lehman Brothers and Dresdner Kleinwort. -Business Week
Lincoln Financial Advisors announced that Tim O’Shea has been named managing director for the Northeast regional planning group, which includes financial planning offices throughout New England, Northern New York and Pittsburgh, PA.
O’Shea previously served as managing principal of the Rochester, NY regional planning office for Lincoln, a role he took over in 2008. -PR Newswire
Fiduciary Trust announced that Stephanie Birrell Luedke has been promoted to executive vice president – investment management.
In her expanded role, Birrell Luedke will continue in the development of the firm’s investment policy and strategy and also be responsible for ensuring that the portfolio managers have the tools and support necessary to allow them to focus on investment management and deliver strong results for clients.
In addition, Larry A. Sternkopf, chief financial officer, has been named chief administrative officer.
Sternkopf will continue to oversee banking, treasury and finance. He also assumes responsibility for the tax department. -Market Wire
Weingarten Realty Investors announced the following promotions.
Patty Bender has been promoted to executive vice president and director of leasing.
Bender joined Weingarten in 1982, and was promoted to her recent role of senior vice president/director of leasing in 2004.
Joe Shafer has been promoted to senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
Shafer is responsible for all accounting related functions and cash management.
Shafer joined WRI in 1995 as Controller and was promoted to vice president/CAO in 1999. Prior to joining WRI, he was a partner at Deloitte & Touche.
Bill Goeke has been promoted to senior vice president and property management.
Goeke joined Weingarten in 2004 as vice president and director of property management. For over the past five years, he has assumed responsibility of risk management and JV asset management. Prior to joining WRI, he was senior vice president/director for PM Realty Group where he was responsible for all leasing, property management, construction, engineering and business development for PM Realty Group’s Central Region.
Frank Rollow has been promoted to regional vice president.
Rollow joined Weingarten in 1983 as a property manager. After many promotions throughout his employment, he was promoted to his most recent role of regional director of property management in 2006, where he is responsible for the property management for the Eastern Region.
Candy Tillack has been promoted to regional vice president.
Tillack joined Weingarten in 1982. After many promotions throughout the years, she was promoted to her most recent role of regional director of property management in 2006, where she has been responsible for the administration of property management for the Western Region.
Gary Wankum has been promoted to divisional vice president.
Wankum joined Weingarten in 1988 as a construction coordinator. He was promoted to his most recent role as regional director of Construction in 2007.
Chris Byrd has been promoted to vice president.
In his vice president/regional leasing director role, Byrd will continue to oversee the leasing activity in Arizona and New Mexico.
Byrd joined Weingarten in 2002. In 2007, he was promoted to regional leasing director.
Lee Brody has been promoted to vice president.
As vice president/regional leasing director, Brody will oversee leasing and asset management of Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Brody joined Weingarten as associate director of leasing in 2007 in Atlanta office from Ramco-Gershenson.
Miles Sanchez has been promoted to vice president of the Mountain Region.
Sanchez has a combined tenure with Weingarten of over 10 years. -Business Wire
Barclays Capital has appointed Stephen O’Sullivan as managing director and head of equity research for non-Japan Asia.
Mr. O’Sullivan will be responsible for building the firm’s equity research platform across non-Japan Asia, including Australia. He will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Stu Linde, global head of equity research and Jon Scoffin, head of research for Asia-Pacific.
Mr. O’Sullivan joins Barclays Capital from Macquarie Securities in Hong Kong, where since June 2007 he was the head of research for Asia including Japan. -Datamonitor NewsWire
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