CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
Saxo Bank
The bank has officially appointed Tom Hougaard as a market commentator for its financial spreads division.
Hougaard, who also regularly hosts educational market trading seminars throughout the UK, previously worked as chief market strategist for City Index for eight years.
He will be based in Saxo Bank’s London office and will provide twice-daily market commentary notes.
Jefferies
The investment banking group has appointed Thomas O’Leary as a managing director and head of international equity sales.
O’Leary, who will be based in the firm’s New York office, will work closely with London-based Andrew Shortland, head of international equities.
He previously worked as a managing director and head of international equities for the US at JP Morgan, and was a member of the bank’s global cash equity management team and global client council. He also spent 14 years at Bear Stearns, latterly as co-head of global equities sales.
Hermes BPK Partners
The fund of hedge fund investment partnership has hired Pierluigi Ricchiuti as a senior analyst of credit strategies.
Ricchiuti joins from Banca Intesa, where he was head of credit trading and first vice president, responsible for the North American credit derivatives desk, having previously been a credit derivatives trader. He also previously worked as a portfolio manager for RAS Asset Management.
Execution
Nishad Vallonthaiel has joined the agency broker as a member of its portfolio and electronic trading team, focusing on pan-European sales.
Vallonthaiel, a Swiss national who speaks six languages, joins from Bloomberg Tradebook, having also previously worked in Switzerland for CIM Banque and
Banca Commerciale Lugano in portfolio management. He will report to Tony Nash, head of portfolio and electronic trading.
Marriott Harrison
The corporate and media specialist law firm has appointed Alexandra Denison as a new corporate partner.
Denison joins from rival Berwin Leighton Paisner, where she was a partner. She has acted for a large number of corporate groups and has an emphasis on private company acquisitions, disposals and international joint ventures, with particular expertise in the hotel and leisure industries.
Davenport Lyons
The business law firm has appointed Andrew Li to its property team as a partner.
Li joins from rival Eversheds. His key clients are in the healthcare, energy, investment and development sectors, with particular expertise in major commercial and mixed-use schemes, acting for developers and funders, and in acquisitions and disposals.