UPDATE 1-MOVES-Credit Agricole, Israel Discount Bank
(Adds Rothschild, Jefferies, Sucden Financial)
Nov 11 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.
ROTHSCHILD
Rothschild, an independent investment bank, said it appointed Bastiaan Vaandrager as a managing director in London and head of Netherlands Investment Banking effective Jan. 11, 2010. Vaandrager joined from J.P. Morgan.
SUCDEN FINANCIAL
Richard Kuras has resigned as managing director of commodities, financial futures and options broker Sucden Financial, the company confirmed. [ID:nLB216567]
JEFFERIES (JEF.N)
Jefferies (JEF.N), a global securities and investment banking group, said it appointed Thomas O'Leary as a managing director and head of International Equity Sales. O'Leary would be based in New York headquarters and joined from J.P. Morgan.
HERMES BPK PARTNERS
Hermes BPK Partners, the fund of hedge fund investment partnership within Hermes Fund Managers, said it has appointed Pierluigi Ricchiuti as senior analyst of Credit Strategies based in its New York office. Ricchiuti joined from Banca Intesa.
CREDIT AGRICOLE (CAGR.PA)
Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA), France's biggest retail bank, plucked a new chief executive from its influential provincial outlets as its third-quarter net profit fell less than many had expected.[ID:nLB137720]
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK (DSCT.TA)
Israel Discount Bank (DSCT.TA) Chairman Shlomo Zohar will resign on Jan. 1, 2010, the country's third-largest bank said, following a request from the company's controlling shareholder. [ID:nLB116029] (Compiled by Shobhana Chadha in Bangalore)
