City Moves for 30 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 29, 2014 KPMG Sanjay Thakkar has been appointed head of the professional services firm’s transactions and restructuring practice in the UK. He began his audit career at KPMG in 1991, became a UK partner in 2005, and led its transactions and restructuring business in India between 2008 and 2011. Rathbones The investment management firm has appointed Andrew [...]
City Moves for 29 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 28, 2014 Deloitte The business advisory firm has announced two appointments to its hedge fund practice. Chris Farkas (pictured) joins as UK hedge fund leader. He was European head of hedge fund consulting in Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage group, and has also held senior roles at GlobeOp and Goldman Sachs. Brian Forrester, a partner with Deloitte in [...]
City Moves for 26 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 25, 2014 PwC The professional services firm has appointed Simon Hampton to lead its real estate deals practice. He joins from Jefferies, where he was head of real estate, gaming and lodging. Hampton has also held senior positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Alliance Trust Peter Michaelis has been appointed head of equities at the savings [...]
City Moves for 25 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 24, 2014 ES Group The property and asset consultancy has appointed two new equity partners. Richard Corby joined in 2004 and heads up its Leeds office. Roland Cramp (pictured) joined as a graduate in 1989, and heads up the machinery and business assets team in London. Korn Ferry The executive search firm has appointed Max Landsberg as [...]
City Moves for 24 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 23, 2014 Thomson Snell & Passmore The law firm has appointed Keith McAlister as a partner in its corporate and commercial department. He joins from Kingsley Napley, where he was head of corporate and commercial. McAlister has also held roles at Brachers. Advent International The private equity firm has appointed Werner Geissler as an operating partner, effective 1 [...]
City Moves for 23 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 22, 2014 Baker & McKenzie Gillian Coyle has been appointed London HR director at the law firm. She joined in 2010 as the head of the HR business partner team, and previously spent 12 years at Deloitte. Coyle will also serve on Baker & McKenzie’s London Management Committee. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Astrid Manroth has been appointed [...]
City Moves for 22 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 21, 2014 Altium The mid market financial advisory group has announced two appointments to its UK debt advisory practice. Simon Chambers (pictured) and Richard Clark both join as managing directors from DC Advisory. Clark has also held roles at Close Brothers, Houlihan Lokey and JP Morgan. Chambers has previously worked at Barclays, and also as an engineer [...]
City Moves for 19 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 18, 2014 Barbican Centre Trust Emma Kane has been appointed chairman of the charitable arm of the Barbican Centre. She has worked in corporate and financial PR for over 25 years, and is founder and chief executive of Redleaf PR. Kane is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and board director of Grange Park Opera. [...]
City Moves for 18 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 17, 2014 DWF The law firm has announced the appointment of two partners to its London real estate team. Chris Seel and Nicola Giddens (pictured) join from Stephenson Harwood, where they were partner and senior associate respectively. BlackRock Lars Meisinger has been appointed regional chief operating officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for BlackRock Alternative Investors. He [...]
City Moves for 17 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 16, 2014 Killik & Co The stockbroker has appointed Jon Simmons as business development manager. He joins from Schroders, where he was sales manager in its financial institutions and strategic accounts team. Simmons has also held roles at Cazenove Capital Management and Invesco Perpetual. M&G Real Estate Lucy Williams has been appointed director, institutional business for UK [...]
