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MOVES- Barclays, StanChart, BNY Mellon, Aviva Investors, Lloyds
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Oct 23 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
The British bank is revamping its financial institutions group business for the second time in under two years, appointing Ben Davey as the sole head of financial institutions Europe, the Middle East and Africa following the departure of Allen Appen earlier this month.
Davey had previously been co-head of FIG EMEA with Richard Boath. But under the new structure, Boath has been made chairman of FIG in the region and will be responsible for interactions with senior clients.
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
The world's largest custody bank hired James Wiener from Oliver Wyman Group to be its new chief risk officer, effective Nov. 24.
BNY Mellon also said it hired Merryll McElwain as a wealth director in its wealth management business in Los Angeles.
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC (HKSE: 2888.HK - news)
The bank appointed Terence Gan as head of financial markets rates sales and Zhou Cheng Gang as head of RMB sales. Gan will join the bank this week in Singapore and will report to Carsten Stoehr, global head of financial markets sales. Gang, based in Hong Kong, will report to George Sun, head of financial markets sales for Greater China (HKSE: 0431.HK - news) and Northeast Asia.
LLOYDS
The bank will consolidate its Asian commercial banking activities in Singapore following decisions to close its Australia and Hong Kong offices in 2013 and 2014, according to an announcement from the UK bank. Stephen Skulley will head the group's current commercial banking office in Singapore.
Andrew Ralph and Hiok Hyen Yeo have joined the office, both as directors, global corporates Asia. Ralph moved to Singapore from the British bank in Sydney, while Yeo was previously Agricultural Bank of China Singapore's head of corporate banking.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (Xetra: 850628 - news)
Filippo Lo Franco is to take on the role of head of media banking for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region within the technology, media and telecommunications business at JP Morgan, according to an internal memo seen by IFR.
AVIVA INVESTORS
British insurer Aviva Plc (Other OTC: AIVAF - news) 's asset management business said it appointed Charlie Diebel as the head of its rates strategy team. Diebel, based in London, joins from Lloyds , where he was head of market strategy.
WILLIS NORTH AMERICA
The unit of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings named Roger Hacala as senior vice-president and financial institutions practice leader of Willis Canada.
PROVENIR
The financial solutions provider named Paul Thomas as managing director for its operations outside North America. Thomas will be based in London and will be in charge of growing the firm's business internationally.
THOMAS MILLER
The London-based asset management company said it hired Scott Baikie as senior portfolio manager to boost its private client business. Baikie joins from Adam & Company Investment Management. (Compiled by Anannya Pramanick and Amrutha Penumudi in Bangalore)
