CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
ING Investment Management
Mark den Hollander has been promoted to chief risk officer, effective 1 June. He has close to 20 years of experience in the investment management industry and joined ING in 2009 as managing director, head of investment solutions. He was previously chief investment officer at Fortis Investments and has held senior roles at ABN AMRO Asset Management.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Barbara Keil has been appointed co-head of the law firm’s general industries group. She succeeds Henning Oesterhaus and takes up the position alongside dispute resolution partner Paul Lomas. Keil has been a partner at Freshfields since 2001, in the corporate practice group. She was office managing partner of its Munich office from 2004 to 2010.
Jones Day
The law firm has announced that Dan Coppel has joined its London office as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions practice. He joins from the London office of Dewey & LeBeouf. Coppel has significant experience in investments in emerging markets and a particular focus on transactions involving Russia and the natural resources sector.
SVM Asset Management
The investment boutique has appointed Alasdair Birch as a European equity analyst. He joins from BNP Paribas Investment Partners UK, where he was a junior portfolio manager within the European mid-cap team. In his new role, Birch will provide support to SVM’s European equity and global equity teams.
Bircham Dyson Bell
Jesper Christensen has been elected for a four year term as the law firm’s new managing partner, commencing 1 June. He joined Bircham Dyson Bell in 1996 and has led its employment team since 2001. Christensen served on its partnership board from 2007 to 2011 and headed its business services department from February 2011 to May 2012.
IHS
The Nigeria-focused telecommunications infrastructure provider has appointed Romain de Villeneuve as business development director. He joins from Orange-France Telecom, where he led its group efficiency transformation programme.
Savills
Dirk Hoenig-Ohnsorg has joined the European investment team of the real estate advisory firm. He has over 14 years of experience in the industry, and was previously director in the transaction team at Pramerica Real Estate Investors. Hoenig-Ohnsorg has also held roles at Commerz Real and Jones Lang LaSalle.