City Moves for 19 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs
Baker & McKenzie
The law firm has announced the appointment of Paul Hibbert as a partner in its London office. Hibbert specialises in acquisition and leverage finance. He joins from Clifford Chance, where he was a senior associate in its London banking practice.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
The wealth management business has made two senior hires to its trading team. Juan Landazabal has been appointed global head of fixed income trading. He was most recently head of fixed income trading at Fidelity International. Vincenzo Vedda joins as deputy global head of equity trading. He was previously a senior member of the global program trading group at Morgan Stanley.
Kroll Advisory
The investigations firm has recruited James Earp as managing director in its investigations and disputes practice. Earp has over 25 years’ experience in financial investigations and insolvency-related fraud. He joins from Grant Thornton, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Rowan Dartington
Mike Townsend has joined the wealth management firm as head of its Exeter branch. He was previously at Coutts.
Crowe Clark Whitehill
The accountancy firm has hired Andrew Manning as a partner in its not for profit team. Manning has over 20 years’ experience in risk consulting, governance, and internal audit. He joins from Deloitte.
DEPFA Bank
The bank has appointed Ravi Chauhan as managing director and head of corporate development and communications. Chauhan joined the bank six years ago from Deloitte.
McGuireWoods
The law firm has recruited Dr Asheesh Kumar Das as a debt finance partner in its London office. He was most recently at Stephenson Harwood, where he was a partner in its finance division.
Savills
Peter Blake has been appointed as an associate director in the property company’s UK funding and development team. He joined Savills in 2006.