CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
Freshfields
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the law firm, has appointed Silvia Paternain as head of its global tax practice. She succeeds Colin Hargreaves, who is returning to focus on client work full time. Paternain joined the firm in 1998 and was elected to the partnership in 2004. She specialises in corporate cross-border transactions.
Sirius Minerals
The Aim-listed potash mining company has appointed Jason Murray to its board as finance director and chief financial officer. He joins Sirius from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he has been head of capital markets in Australia for the last five years. Murray has previously held senior roles at Citigroup and JP Morgan. He will split his time between Sirius’s Sydney and London offices.
Torus
Tim Harris has joined the specialty insurer as group chief financial officer. He will report to group chief executive Clive Tobin. Harris joins Torus from Aviva, where he was deputy group chief financial officer and chief capital officer. He previously served as chief financial officer, Aviva Europe, and chief accounting officer.
Henley Investments
The private equity property company has appointed Jeff Morton as chief investment officer. Morton was previously a managing director and head of investments for BlackRock’s UK real estate fund. His role at Henley will focus on growing its commercial fund management business.
State Bank of India
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra has been appointed regional head for the UK at the Indian bank. He will serve as country manager and oversee all SBI’s UK activities. He has over 30 years’ experience in financial services, and most recently served in SBI’s Chicago office.
Numis
The investment banking and institutional stockbroking firm has hired Matthew Taylor into its retail research team. He will serve as director, equity research on retail. Taylor previously spent 15 years at UBS, where he was managing director covering the retail sector. He has also held positions at Merrill Lynch and BZW.
New Amsterdam Capital
Roger Clement has been appointed as a partner at the specialist investment firm, where he will co-head its corporate finance division alongside partner Richard Lee. Clement has over 20 years’ experience advising on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He joined the company Moore Stephens.
Cluttons
The property consultancy has appointed Alexandra Matthew to the position of sales manager at its Holland Park office. Matthew joins from Strutt and Parker, where she was most recently an associate.