WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
Bank of Ireland
Adrian Olsen has been appointed as Bank of Ireland’s new head of business banking in the UK. He has been with the bank for 12 years as a managing director and head of global project finance for its UK corporate banking division. Olsen has also previously held senior positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, BZW and Banque Indosuez.
Laird
The technology firm has announced the appointment of David Lockwood as its chief executive. Lockwood was most recently vice president, global defence and security, at BT Global Services. He has also held roles at GPT (Marconi), BAE Systems, Intense, and Thales Corporation.
Edison Investment Research
The investment research firm has appointed Justin Lloyd-Williams to its continental European coverage team. He joins from MainFirst Bank, where he worked in equity sales. He has previously worked for Hordern Capital and Commerzbank Securities.
CMS Cameron McKenna
The legal and tax services provider has announced that Tim Scott is joining its insurance sector group as a consultant. Scott joins from the FSA and is a specialist in the prudential regulation of insurers and a Solvency II expert. He has previously served as a managing associate in Linklaters’s corporate insurance and regulatory team.
Barclays
Barclays’s wealth and investment banking division has appointed two directors to its high net worth team. Rupert Allison joins from the Coutts ultra-high net worth team. He was previously a team leader at HSBC Private Bank. Sophie Bultitude joins from Citigroup Private Bank, where she was most recently team leader in its law firm group division.
Air Partner
Paul Argyle has been appointed as director of the air charter broker’s UK commercial jet division. He joins from Flight Directors Scheduled Services, where he was chief executive and led the business since its launch in 1984.
Natixis
The French corporate and investment bank has appointed Darren Barker to its London FX sales team. Barker has over 20 years’ experience in FX sales and trading, and has worked at Citibank, JP Morgan, Bank of America, UBS and most recently for UniCredit Bank.