City Moves for 28 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs
Etoro
The social investment network has appointed Paul Chrimes as UK managing director. He was previously chief operating officer at Swissquote. Chrimes has also held senior positions at E*TRADE, notably as chief executive of the UK company and senior vice-president of its international business.
Polar Capital Holdings
The specialist investment manager has announced that Guy Rushton has joined the company to head up a new initiative in UK absolute return funds. He joins from Legal & General, where he was most recently manager of the Legal & General UK Absolute Fund. Rushton also managed its UK Special Situations Fund and UK Active Opportunities Fund. He has also worked as a healthcare equity analyst with Clear Capital.
GVO Investment Management
Adam Khanbhai has been appointed research analyst at the specialist fund manager. He joins from OC&C Strategy Consultants, where he spent six years as a consultant working on commercial due diligence and strategy projects for corporate and private equity clients.
bfinance
The investment consultancy has announced the appointment of Navneet Maheshwari as a senior consultant. He joins from Nasdaq Dubai, where he was responsible for building the exchange’s equity capital markets business in the Middle East, North Africa and CIS region. Maheshwari has also held roles at Partners Group, The Chatterjee Group, and PwC.
Ropes & Gray
Phil Sanderson has been appointed partner in the law firm’s London office. He joins from Travers Smith, where he was head of its private equity team. Sanderson advises private companies, institutional investors, and management teams in all areas of private equity, UK and international buy-outs, and strategic M&A transactions.
Bibby Offshore
The offshore oil and gas services provider has appointed Stuart Jackson as strategy director. He was most recently chief financial officer at CEONA, a Goldman Sachs Capital Partners backed offshore services company. Jackson has also held roles at Acergy and Stolt Offshore.
Paragon Diamonds
Philip Falzon Sant Manduca has been appointed executive chairman of the diamond company. He is also chief executive of Titanium Capital Group.
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