City Moves for 24 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 23, 2015 PwC Alex Petsopoulos has been appointed partner in the professional services firm’s cyber security practice. He joins from Deloitte, where he was a partner in its security practice. Petsopoulos has over 14 years’ experience in the IT industry. State Street Global Advisors State Street’s asset management business has appointed Greg Ehret as president. He has [...]
City Moves for 25 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 24, 2015 Knight Frank The property consultancy’s retail division has announced the appointment of Richard Petyt as a partner in its agency team. He joins from Asda Stores, and in his new role will work on food store and mixed use development projects, development funding and food store portfolio rationalisation. Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Caspar Shand Kydd has [...]
City Moves for 03 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2014 Valad Europe The real estate investment manager has appointed Simon Marriott as head of UK real estate. He was most recently director in the real estate transactions team at PwC, and has also held roles at Oxford Properties, MGPA, and Invista REIM. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Jo Taylor has been appointed managing director for Europe, [...]
City Moves for 29 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 28, 2014 Deloitte The business advisory firm has announced two appointments to its hedge fund practice. Chris Farkas (pictured) joins as UK hedge fund leader. He was European head of hedge fund consulting in Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage group, and has also held senior roles at GlobeOp and Goldman Sachs. Brian Forrester, a partner with Deloitte in [...]
City Moves for 18 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 17, 2014 DWF The law firm has announced the appointment of two partners to its London real estate team. Chris Seel and Nicola Giddens (pictured) join from Stephenson Harwood, where they were partner and senior associate respectively. BlackRock Lars Meisinger has been appointed regional chief operating officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for BlackRock Alternative Investors. He [...]
City Moves for 14 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 13, 2014 Now: Pensions Jamie Warren has been appointed head of legal at the independent multi-employer trust. He joins from Capgemini, where he was senior legal counsel. He has also worked as a senior solicitor at Esure Insurance, having qualified at law firm Nabarro. Liberum The investment bank has appointed Anna Hartropp to its banking team. Hartropp [...]
City Moves for 11 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 10, 2014 Quilter Cheviot The investment management firm has appointed Sam Jacobs as a business development manager in its London office. He was most recently a financial planner at London & Capital. Jacobs has also held positions at Charles Stanley, Bank of Scotland, and Edward Jones. Neuberger Berman The investment manager has announced four senior appointments to [...]
City Moves for 20 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 19, 2014 Secure Trust Bank John Simpson has been appointed managing director of the bank’s motor finance division, which operates under the Moneyway brand. Simpson’s 30-year career has seen him take senior roles at GE Capital Woodchester, Manheim Retail Services and Manheim Europe. TSB Des McDaid joins the bank as head of savings. He has over 25 [...]
Walkie Talkie signs up two more tenants May 1, 2014 CANARY Wharf Group and Land Securities’ Walkie-Talkie skyscraper is now 87 per cent let after the developers confirmed they had secured two new tenants yesterday. US insurance firm CNA and law firm DWF have agreed to take 35,000 square feet (sq ft) and 43,000 sq ft respectively, joining ten other companies that will soon move [...]
City Moves for 22 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 21, 2014 DWF The law firm has appointed Stephen Miles as chief executive of its commercial services division. He joins from Pinsent Masons, where he was head of financial institutions and human capital, and a member of its leadership team. Miles is a transactional banking lawyer, and has acted for the national acquisition and leveraged finance teams [...]