City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs
Smith & Williamson
Nick Murphy has been appointed as investment management director in the professional and financial services firm’s London office. He joins from Quilters, where spent 13 years and was most recently co-manager of gross funds. Murphy also sat on the asset allocation and charity committees at Quilters, and he is an associate of the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Society of the UK.
Sberbank CIB
Robert Hagon has been appointed as managing director and co-head of equity sales trading at the Russian bank. He has over 25 years’ experience in equity sales trading, and was most recently head of the London-based emerging market sales trading team at Renaissance Capital. Hagon has also held senior roles at UBS.
UBS
Jasper Tans has been appointed as a managing director in UBS’s Europe, Middle East and Africa equity capital markets division. Based in London, he will have specific responsibility for Scandinavia and the Benelux. Tans joins from Goldman Sachs, where he was a partner managing director in its European financing group. Tans was also previously head of its Japanese financing group.
Jones Day
The law firm has appointed Jules Quinn as an employment partner in its London office, effective 5 November. She joins from Nabarro, where she is head of employment. Quinn is experienced in advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, and specialises in advising US companies based in the UK.
Towers Watson
Dan Perrett has been appointed to the role of senior consultant in the professional services firm’s executive compensation team. He was previously a partner at Hewitt New Bridge Street. Perrett has 17 years’ experience in similar roles.
Abercrombie & Kent
The luxury travel company has appointed Robert Green as general manager of A&K International Estates, its new real estate division. He joins from Six Senses Private Residences, where he was director of sales and marketing. Green was also previously a director of Cluttons Resorts.
BLP
The law firm has announced the appointment of Nick Jones as a senior associate in its commercial dispute resolution team. He specialises in financial services litigation, and previously worked at Addleshaw Goddard.