Britons are ‘addicted’ to smartphones with over a quarter of all adults and nearly half of all 12-15 year olds owning one, according to research from Ofcom.
ITV has appointed Chris Goldson, the commercial director at Absolute Radio, to the new position of director of strategic engagement.
The Bank has appointed Beattie McGuinness Bungay senior creative Dom Martin to the position of joint creative director to work alongside its existing creative director, Ryan Shaw.
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
The bank has hired investment banker Andy Rabin to head its investment banking in the southwestern United States, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
CITIGROUP
Citi appointed Steve Yang as head of greater China credit sales, based in Hong Kong. Yang joins from JP Morgan , where he headed Taiwan credit and investor sales for seven years before co-heading structured credit syndication.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL
The investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC named Rafael Carrillo as managing director and head of financial institutions group, South East Asia. Previously, Carrillo was managing director, head of South East Asia FIG – investment banking.
MACQUARIE GROUP
The financial services provider named Jorge Mora as senior managing director and head of US financial sponsors for its unit Macquarie Capital in New York. Previously, Mora was head of financial sponsors at Lazard . The firm also appointed William Baumgart as a managing director in its financial sponsors group. Previously, he served as head of the financial sponsors group at Citadel Securities.
UNICREDIT
The Italian bank hired Jakob Groot as global head of institutional distribution for rates, FX and credit, effective immediately. Groot joins from RBS where he was global head of local sales and head of CEEMEA regional sales.
MGM ADVANTAGE
The retirement income specialist appointed David Gulland to the executive team and board as chief risk officer, effective September 26. Gulland joins from Reinsurance Group of America’s UK and Irish business, where he is managing director.
