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Feb 19 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointment was announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, send an email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.
CARLYLE GROWTH PARTNERS
Brooke Coburn, previously co-head of Carlyle's U.S. small buyout and growth capital arm, is now the sole head after co-head Robert Grady retired after nearly a decade of investing there to join private equity fund Cheyenne Capital Fund.
LEGG MASON INC
Asset manager Legg Mason, Inc., which oversees $679 billion in assets, elected John Cahill, a former CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, as a member of its board. Cahill will replace Roger Schipke who is retiring at the company's annual meeting in July. Legg Mason expanded its board to 14 from 13 in October, 2009 to include activist hedge fund investor Nelson Peltz.
CME GROUP INC
The exchange operator said Bryan Durkin, who has served as COO, will now assume oversight of the company's products & services division. Kendal Vroman has been named managing director, commodity products, OTC services & information products. Meanwhile Rick Redding assumed a new planning role related to ownership stake in a new index services venture with Dow Jones.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch Wealth Management unit hired a top Morgan Stanley Smith Barney executive, Jimmy Tighe, to be a senior officer responsible for its business and resource integration at the brokerage giant. Tighe, a 30-year financial industry veteran, will report to Lyle LaMothe, head of Merrill's U.S. retail brokerage business.
WILLIS
The insurance broker named Fiona Gilvey as head of sales and client development for the risk solutions group of Willis UK & Ireland, effective immediately. Gilvey will be based in London and will report to James Nicholson, managing director, Willis Corporate Risk Solutions.
(Compiled by Krishna N. Das in Bangalore, Jessica Hall in Philadelphia, Svea Herbst-Bayliss in Boston and Megan Davies in New York) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (Krishna.das@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: Krishna.das.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Feb 19 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointment was announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, send an email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.
CARLYLE GROWTH PARTNERS
Brooke Coburn, previously co-head of Carlyle's U.S. small buyout and growth capital arm, is now the sole head after co-head Robert Grady retired after nearly a decade of investing there to join private equity fund Cheyenne Capital Fund.
LEGG MASON INC
Asset manager Legg Mason, Inc., which oversees $679 billion in assets, elected John Cahill, a former CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, as a member of its board. Cahill will replace Roger Schipke who is retiring at the company's annual meeting in July. Legg Mason expanded its board to 14 from 13 in October, 2009 to include activist hedge fund investor Nelson Peltz.
CME GROUP INC
The exchange operator said Bryan Durkin, who has served as COO, will now assume oversight of the company's products & services division. Kendal Vroman has been named managing director, commodity products, OTC services & information products. Meanwhile Rick Redding assumed a new planning role related to ownership stake in a new index services venture with Dow Jones.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch Wealth Management unit hired a top Morgan Stanley Smith Barney executive, Jimmy Tighe, to be a senior officer responsible for its business and resource integration at the brokerage giant. Tighe, a 30-year financial industry veteran, will report to Lyle LaMothe, head of Merrill's U.S. retail brokerage business.
WILLIS
The insurance broker named Fiona Gilvey as head of sales and client development for the risk solutions group of Willis UK & Ireland, effective immediately. Gilvey will be based in London and will report to James Nicholson, managing director, Willis Corporate Risk Solutions.
(Compiled by Krishna N. Das in Bangalore, Jessica Hall in Philadelphia, Svea Herbst-Bayliss in Boston and Megan Davies in New York) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (Krishna.das@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: Krishna.das.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.