The government has warned it will consider a ban on alcohol advertising unless more action is taken to reduce young people’s exposure to it.
Global Radio, the owner of the Capital and Heart stations, has appointed Martin Plant as its commercial trading director.
Steve Williams, group chief executive at OMD Group, is leaving the agency to take the role of president at Omnicom’s sister agency PHD in New York.
PHD Worldwide has appointed Malcolm Devoy to the newly created role of international strategy director.
Publicis London has poached the Ogilvy & Mather creative director Andy Bird as its executive creative director in a move that has prompted the departure of Adam Kean, who previously held the role.
Fallon has promoted its creative partner Santiago Lucero to executive creative director, with the remit of redefining the agency’s approach to creative delivery.
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AMERICAS
The wealth management firm hired a Merrill Lynch team that generated $4 million in revenue during the past 12 months, the latest in a series of defections from Merrill to the Swiss bank, people familiar with the move said.
HSBC
Europe’s biggest bank, has appointed Andrew Dell as the bank’s chief executive officer for South Africa, effective April 1, according to an internal announcement seen by Reuters on Thursday.
ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS LTD
The insurance and reinsurance company made strategic changes to its global reinsurance operations, and named Kevin Marine as executive vice president of its International & Global Specialty business. Thomas Kelly was appointed as the chief operating officer for Allied World Reinsurance Company.
BAIRD
The capital markets, private equity, wealth and asset management firm said investment banker Jason Abt has joined the firm as its managing director in San Francisco. Abt will be a senior member of Baird’s Consumer Investment Banking team, working closely with members of Baird’s existing Restaurant practice.
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
The global investment bank named Lee Olive as managing director of its Acquisition Leverage Finance business and David Iwan as managing director of its Industrials group within its investment banking franchise in the Americas.
ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA
The bank holding company appointed William Hartman as lead independent director.
3I GROUP PLC
Chief Executive Michael Queen is to quit after nearly 25 years at the private equity company following continued shareholder frustration over poor performance and lack of deal activity.
ASSURA GROUP LIMITED
The property investor appointed Graham Roberts as its chief executive. Roberts was previously employed with The British Land Company. He will replace Nigel Rawlings, who resigned as chief executive and stepped down from the board.
MAZARS
Europe’s eighth largest audit and accountancy group formed a FTSE 350 Advisory Board with two non-executive directors — Gerald Raingold and John Grosvenor. Raingold has held prominent positions in the investment banking division of a number of financial services groups.
Grosvenor was previously employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers and worked as a senior global partner in his latest role at the firm.
CNA FINANCIAL CORP
The insurance holding company appointed Bill Donovan as vice president of its Hartford branch, effective April 4. Donovan joins from The Hartford Insurance Group, and was previously employed with Utica National Insurance Group.
CAZADOR ACQUISITION CORP LTD
Cazador Acquisition said Francesco Piovanetti will serve as the sole chief executive, effective immediately after co-chief executive Jay Johnston resigned effective March 22.
FUTURA LOYALTY GROUP
The business solutions provider appointed David Campbell as its chief executive and president to succeed Mark Farrell who is stepping down effective immediately. Campbell was the chief financial officer of the company.
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORP
The bank holding company appointed Susan Roth Katzke as a director.
AIA GROUP LTD
AIA Group Ltd said Rafael Si-Yan Hui has resigned as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CHEUVREUX
The European equity broker appointed Romas Viesulas as head of UK sales, based in London. Viesulas was previously employed with UBS Investment Bank London.
CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS
The private equity and investment advisory firm appointed Bertrand Meunier as a managing partner. Meunier was previously employed with M&M Capital.
DESJARDINS GROUP
The Canadian financial group appointed Daniel Dupuis as chief financial officer and senior vice president finance. He was earlier senior vice president cooperative network support.
