CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
Grant Thornton
The professional services firm has appointed Andy Morgan as a partner in its London corporate finance team. Morgan is a technology expert and has over 17 years’ experience in mid-market mergers and acquisitions. He joins from PwC, where he led its UK technology, media and communications sector team.
Mazars
John McMahon has been appointed global head of bank regulation and restructuring at the accountancy firm. McMahon previously worked as head of financial institutions at the Central Bank of Ireland. He was also the Irish representative to the European Banking Authority. He has also held senior roles at Promontory Financial Group, the FSA and Deloitte.
Metro Bank
The high street bank, formed in 2010, has appointed Danielle Harmer to the newly created role of human resources director. She will report directly to chief executive Craig Donaldson. Harmer was most recently human resources director at Barclays Bank, and she has served in similar positions at Lloyds TSB, Bank of Scotland and Halifax Community Banks.
Insparo Asset Management
Insparo has appointed Cian Walsh as senior portfolio manager, with a specialism in emerging markets. He will oversee the launch of Insparo’s new local markets fund. Walsh began his career as an emerging markets strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, before spending two years as portfolio manager at Standard Asset Management.
Berwin Leighton Paisner
The law firm has announced the appointment of arbitration specialist Roman Khodykin. Previously at Clifford Chance’s Moscow office, he will be based in London and work closely with BLP’s Moscow team. He is an associate professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, with a PhD in conflict of laws.
Rede Partners
The fundraising advisory firm has announced that Tom Donovan is joining as a partner and to lead its North American business. He arrives from the Credit Suisse Private Fund Group, where he served as a senior distribution team member. He was also previously associate director on JP Morgan Securities’s debt capital markets team.
Brightpearl
The cloud-based commerce software provider has appointed Fergus Gloster to its board of advisers. Gloster is managing director of EMEA Marketo, the revenue performance management provider, and was previously senior vice president of corporate sales, Europe, at Salesforce.com.