People News: Moves at J.P. Morgan, Citi, Goldman, BofA, UBS and Capital Group
Jeff Urwin was appointed head of J.P. Morgan’s operations in the Asia Pacific region, succeeding Gaby Abdelnour, who announced his departure in March. [WSJ]
Months after a management shake-up, Bank of America senior banker Michael Rubinoff left, while top UBS executive Alex Wilmot-Sitwell was hired. [DealBook]
Christophe Florin left his position as chief operating officer of AXA Private Equity to run the emerging markets private equity group of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. [Bloomberg]
Sally Shan, who formerly ran Asia technology investment banking at J.P. Morgan, will lead the Beijing office of the private equity firm HarbourVest Partners. [Reuters]
Chow Chung-Kong, who formerly ran the subways in Hong Kong, has been named chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, the holding company for the city’s stock exchange. [Bloomberg]
Gene Sykes, who specializes in technology, media and telecommunications companies as well as health care firms, is one of Goldman’s best-known bankers and was named to the firm’s management team. [NY Times]
Gordon Crawford, a longtime mutual fund manager at the Capital Group, was unusually outspoken for his firm and will retire at year’s end. [Businessweek]
UBS’s co-head of United States mergers and acquisitions, Ehren Stenzler, has left the firm. [DealBook]
Citi’s Latin America head Francisco Aristeguieta, helping Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit with a push to expand in emerging markets, has overhauled the bank’s leadership team in the region: Juan Bruchou was named to head a group of seven South American countries including Argentina and Venezuela; Suresh Maharaj for Central America and the Caribbean; Gustavo Marin and Bernardo Norena will continue to head Brazil and Colombia, respectively. [Businessweek]