UPDATE 2-MOVES-Bank of America, Aon Corp, Barclays
(Adds Barclays, Aon Corp, Guy Carpenter, Matthews International, Zurich Financial Services, Hall Capital Partners, Chadbourne & Parke, Quinn Emanuel, Actis, General Atlantic)
July 1 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.
BARCLAYS PLC (BARC.L)
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, said it named Jonathan Brown head of its emerging markets syndicate and head of its European credit syndicate in London. He will be based in London and report to Mark Bamford, head of the firm's global fixed income syndicate in New York.
Brown was formerly co-head of the European and Swiss syndicate, and head of the emerging market syndicate at UBS AG (UBS.N) (UBSN.VX). He previously worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), said Barclays.
AON CORP AOC.N
The No. 1 insurance broker said Peter Lieb would become general counsel mid-month.
Lieb is joining Aon from NCR Corp (NCR.N), where he is senior vice president and general counsel.
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC'S (MMC.N) GUY CARPENTER
The reinsurance brokerage said it named former XL Capital Ltd (XL.N) executive Henry Keeling president and CEO, international operations, effective Aug. 1.
Keeling will chair Guy Carpenter's international board and be responsible for operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and Bermuda, said the company. He will also have oversight of all marine and energy, aviation and retrocession businesses globally.
Keeling had previously been chief operating officer of Bermuda-based reinsurer XL Capital, and was seen as a contender for the CEO position before outside candidate Michael McGavick was tapped for the job last year. Keeling stepped down shortly after.
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The San Francisco-based asset management firm that focuses on Asia and oversees $6.7 billion in assets appointed William Hackett as its chief executive officer. Hackett had previously been the firm's president. The previous CEO, Mark Headley, serves as chairman of the board and a portfolio manager. The firm also promoted Robert Horrocks to chief investment officer from director of research. He replaces Andrew Foster, who had been acting chief investment officer since January 2008.
HALL CAPITAL PARTNERS
The San Francisco-based investment adviser with about $18 billion in assets appointed John Buoymaster as president. Buoymaster joined the firm in 1998 and will remain the firm's director of portfolio management.
ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES AG (ZURN.VX)
The insurer's North America commercial division said it hired Michael Karmilowicz as head of the management solutions group in Zurich's specialties business unit.
Karmilowicz joins Zurich from Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG.N), where he managed several liability lines underwriting units.
CHADBOURNE & PARKE
The New York-based law firm said Kenneth L. Johnson joined its intellectual property group as counsel. Prior to joining Chadbourne, Johnson was chief patent counsel for Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) affiliate Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLP.
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES LLP
The law firm said Susan Estrich will become a partner. She joined the firm more than a year ago in the position of counsel in the Los Angeles office.
ACTIS
The private equity firm, which specializes in emerging market investments, has appointed Ngozi Edozien as head of West Africa. Edozien was founder and CEO of the Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa, established in April 2008 and co-funded by the IFC, the AFDB, the DEG and the Gates Foundation.
She replaces Simon Harford, who will move to Johannesburg as the head of Actis's portfolio group for Africa and Latin America.
GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC
The private equity firm said David H. Langstaff, former CEO of national security services firm Veridian, has become a special adviser to the firm.
