City Moves for 31 January 2013 | Who’s switching jobs
LM Investment Management
The fund management firm has announced two appointments. Joe Samuel becomes director of LM London. He has previously held roles at Law Business Research. Simon Bottle becomes business development manager in London. He has also worked at Goldman Sachs and ABN AMRO.
Actis
The private equity firm has appointed Arjun Oberoi as global healthcare sector head and Ivy Santoso as Indonesian country head. Oberoi was most recently head of international strategy at Stryker Corporation. He has also held roles at McKinsey and Pfizer. Santoso joins from Avenue Capital.
John Menzies
Paula Bell has been appointed group finance director of John Menzies. She joins from Ricardo, the consultancy, where she was group finance director for six years. Bell has also held senior roles at Rolls Royce, AWG, and BAA Gatwick.
Mubadala Pramerica Real Estate Investors
Faris Mansour has been appointed director of capital markets at the investment firm. He was previously head of private capital markets at Macquarie Capital in Dubai. Mansour has also held senior roles in Macquarie Real Estate Funds Group, based in Chicago.
Linklaters
The law firm has appointed Juan Barona as a partner in its Spanish banking practice. He joins from Allen & Overy, where he was a partner. Barona specialises in advising on restructuring matters.
BlueBay Asset Management
The fixed income and alternative investment management firm has appointed Steven Bayly as head of sales, Germany. He joins from BlackRock, where he was head of institutional business for Germany and Austria. Bayly has also held senior roles at Deutsche Investment Trust.
Colliers International
Jack Benson has been appointed as a surveyor within the commercial real estate services firm’s West End tenant representation team. He has transferred across from Colliers International’s Sydney team, where he focused on providing representation services to landlords in the technology and media sectors.
BNP Paribas Real Estate
Ashley Layton has been recruited by the real estate services firm. He specialises in the retail and leisure markets, focusing on investment, and joins as an associate director from Gerald Eve.