CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
Laurence Simons
The specialist legal recruitment firm has appointed Guy Adams as lead director of its European private practice team. Previously, Adams worked as a tax lawyer at Norton Rose, McGrigors and, most recently, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, where he assisted in the growth of the firm’s tax litigation practice. Adams subsequently spent three years with Taylor Root, managing the company’s London-based international recruitment team, before joining Carmichael Fisher to establish its European legal practice.
Bfinance
The independent consultant has appointed Michel Haski as head of EMEA institutional coverage. Haski joins from Allianz Global Investors Europe, where he held the roles of chief executive officer and co-head of sales, in addition to his position of director general of Allianz Global Investors France.
Broadwalk AM
Simon Strong has joined Broadwalk Asset Management to work with founder Charlie Cottam to expand the firm’s investment portfolio. Strong was most recently a director at Evolution Securities, covering the software and IT services sector.
State Street
State Street Global Markets has appointed John Minderides as head of its portfolio solutions business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in London. Previously, Minderides was managing director and global head of transition management at JP Morgan, with responsibility for teams in London, New York, Sydney and Tokyo.
Healthcare Locums
Sue Bygrave has been appointed as chief finance officer, to succeed interim CFO Bill Jessup. Bygrave, who moves from Aim-listed Biome Technologies, where she was group finance director, will start as executive director on the board on 6 February.
Novo Altum
Sabimir Sabev has joined as shared services and outsourcing practice leader. He moves from Everest Group, where he was managing partner, Europe.
Edison Investment Research
Edison Investment Research has opened an office in Berlin, to be led by Reena Dennhardt, the founder and managing director of logistics and retail firm CCBGmbH, which she ran from 2000 to 2011. Dennhardt moved to Germany after starting as a City analyst, first at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and then at JP Morgan.
KKR
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has appointed Vincent Policard as a director in its infrastructure team, based in London. He joins KKR from the infrastructure fund team at Morgan Stanley.