JPMorgan Chase announced the formal operation of a branch in Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. As the sixth branch the US financial service firm opened in the Chinese mainland and with Yan Cui, a veteran that has over 16 years of experience in banking, as president, the newborn will provide various of wholesale financial products and services, including cash management, trade financing, loans, foreign exchange and risk management.
JPMorgan Chase also announced that it has named Steve Clayton as its new country officer and managing director for Malaysia. In his new role based in Kuala Lumpur, Steve will lead the strategic development of JP Morgan’s overall franchise in Malaysia, partnering closely with the local and regional leadership teams to ensure the consistent delivery of the bank’s global platform across all businesses to its clients in the country. Clayton was previously the chief executive Barclays Capital in Malaysia, a position that he held for the past eight years. -Global Banking News
Schroders’ global head of fixed income, Bob Michele, has joined J.P. Morgan asset management as chief investment officer for fixed income. Nick Garside took over Schroder’s bond fund from Michele. Joining Michele at J.P. Morgan are Schroders’ global head of credit strategies Lisa Coleman and head of U.S. fixed income Steven Lear.-Daily Deal/The Deal 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced Adam Green rejoined the firm as northeast regional director for its private wealth management business. Green will manage more than 200 advisers serving high-net-worth clients in New England, New Jersey and New York.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced Adam Green rejoined the firm as northeast regional director for its private wealth management business. Green will manage more than 200 advisers serving high-net-worth clients in New England, New Jersey and New York.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. tapped Norma Corio, a 26-year veteran of the firm, as its treasurer. Corio was most recently head of restructuring in the investment banking division. In her new role, Corio will report to executive vice president Don McCree and join chief financial officer Michael Cavanagh’s finance leadership team. She will manage the firm’s capital, balance sheet, liquidity and funding. 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced that David Wells will join the firm as the head of marketing and communications for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in London. In this role, David will also oversee corporate media relations across the region.David joins JPMorgan from the Financial Times, where he is editor of international company news based in London. David will be responsible for the investment bank’s regional branding, marketing, media relations and internal communications. He will also sit on the firm’s regional reputation risk committee. He formally joins JPMorgan on August 11, 2008.-Business Wire 
David Fox was named a vice chairman of JPMorgan Investment Banking in the Americas. He continues as head of JPMorgan Investment Banking in the Midwest and Canada.-Chicago Tribune 
J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced the launch of an emerging markets infrastructure fund. The fund, which is to be managed by Leon Eidelman, will invest in companies that are positioned to benefit as governments and businesses build the roads, railways, ports and power plants to fuel the next phase of emerging markets growth. It will invest across seven sectors: energy, materials, capital goods, transportation, real estate, telecommunication services and utilities. The fund will employ a bottom-up structured quantitative process across 80-120 stocks.-Citywire 
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has appointed Oral Dawe as a managing director and CEO of its Asia Pacific commodities group. Dawe comes in after 10 years with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was most recently co-head of Asia commodities and president of the Singapore office.-The Daily Deal 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced that Bruce Lisman, former co-head of global equities at Bear, Stearns & Co. became chairman of global equities at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Steven Meyer, co-head of equity at Bear, becomes deputy head of global cash equity and prime services. Louis Lebedin now runs the equity prime brokerage business.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired Elaine La Roche, the former chief executive of China International Capital, as its vice chairman for securities business in China. La Roche, who served two years as the head of China’s first securities joint venture, was formerly an executive with Morgan Stanley before taking the job with CICC. -Business Daily Update
Bond Snodgrass joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. as head of Mexican equity research, while Brian Chase joined as head of Southern Cone and Andean equity research. Before founding his own equity research firm, Snodgrass was a Latin American analyst at UBS. Chase also worked at UBS. -The Daily Deal
JPMorgan Chase announced that it is extending its local presence in Latin America. Mike McKenzie, JPMorgan’s treasury & security services and treasury services executive for Latin America, has relocated to the bank’s regional headquarters in Sao Paulo.
JPMorgan announced that it had appointed Omair Mooraj, managing director, as senior country officer for JPMorgan in Dubai, to oversee and lead the firm’s significant growth in the United Arab Emirates.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced an expansion into private equity investment. The expansion will be headed by Mr. Varun Bery and Mr. John Troy, co-founders of TVG Capital Partners. Mr. Bery and Mr. Troy will join JPMorgan as managing directors where they will lead a team with a broad investment mandate, including consumer, retail, industrial, healthcare, TMT and natural resources industries, focused on non-controlling investments. -Canada News Wire
JPMorgan Chase & Co. appointed Andrea Ponti as global co-head of healthcare investment banking and as a vice chairman of investment banking in Europe. Ponti joins the company from Goldman Sachs where he was a partner and co-head of European healthcare, consumer and retail investment banking, having founded the European healthcare team in 1997. Ponti will take up his new post in June and be based in London. -Borsa Italiana spa
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed former British prime minister Tony Blair in a senior advisory capacity to the firm, effective immediately. Mr. Blair will also join the company’s international council.
JPMorgan Funds, the U.S. mutual fund business of JPMorgan Asset Management, announced that David Kelly, Ph.D, formerly economic advisor for Putnam Investments in Boston, will become its chief market strategist based in New York.
Joseph Stewart will take over as chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Arizona operations after New Year’s. Stewart will replace Ben CampÂbell, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Under Stewart’s leadership, Chase plans to establish as many as 36 new Arizona branches over the next two years, stressing more coverage in the inner city to compete with BofA and Wells Fargo & Co.-American City Business Journals, Inc.
JPMorgan Private Client Services appointed J.C. Perrin as vice president and private banker in Boca Raton. -PR Newswire
JPMorgan Chase & Co. appointed Jane Perry as head of worldwide securities services for Australia and New Zealand. She will work with Tony O’Neill, who was recently named head of treasury services in the two South Pacific nations. Perry was formerly COO of AXA in both countries. In addition, Victor Penna was named head of sales for treasury services in Australia. He will work with Bryan Gray, head of sales for worldwide securities services in Australia. -Investments Dealers’ Digest
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed Barry Zubrow as its chief risk officer and a member of the firm’s operating committee. Mr. Zubrow will oversee all risk management for the company-working closely with senior risk managers and business heads around the firm, and advising the senior leadership team on risk strategy and policy. He will report to Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer. Zubrow joins JPMorgan Chase from the private investment management firm ITB, where he was president. -Business Wire
JPMorgan Worldwide securities services has appointed Pauline Wong as head of sales and client management, Asia (excluding Japan). Wong joins JPMorgan after 17 years with HSBC in Hong Kong, most recently as head of business development, Asia-Pacific, at HSBC’s institutional fund services. -Financial Times, China Daily
Kristian West is now head of trading strategy within J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s European trading team. He was previously head of European equity execution at Barclays Capital. -The Daily Deal
JPMorgan announced that Michael Malone has been appointed central regional director of private client services. Malone’s primary responsibility will be leading the teams of professional advisers who serve clients in Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. He joins JPMorgan from Smith Barney, where he served as a senior vice president and branch manager of the firm’s Mercantile Branch in Chicago.-PR Newswire
JPMorgan Chase has named Tom Lee chief United States equity strategist, filling the position formerly held by Abhijit Chakrabortti who has joined Morgan Stanley. Mr. Lee currently serves as JPMorgan’s strategist for small and mid-sized companies. -The New York Times