Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank AG, is pleased to announce a series of appointments in Equity Sales:
- Paul Kelly will join Dresdner Kleinwort as a Managing Director, reporting to Roberto Morelli, whose appointment as Head of Hedge Fund Sales for Equities at Dresdner Kleinwort was made in April. Paul previously worked at DB Advisors, Deutsche Securities and NatWest Markets and will be based in London.
- Andrew Preston has joined Dresdner Kleinwort as a Director in the bank's Pan-European Equity Sales business. Andrew joins from Bear Stearns. Prior to joining Bear Stearns in 2004, Andrew worked as a Director in CSFB Equity business. Andrew is based in London and reports into Richard Price.
- Charlotte Roden will join Dresdner Kleinwort as Director and Pan-European Salesperson covering hedge funds. Charlotte joins the bank from UBS here she was a European Specialist Equity Salesperson. Prior to this she worked at ABN Amro. Charlotte will be based in London and report into Roberto Morelli.
- Dwight Burden will be joining Dresdner Kleinwort as a Director and UK Small/Mid Cap Equity Sales Specialist. Dwight will be based in London and report to Andrew Sherlock. Dwight joins from Bridgewell. Previously Dwight worked at RW Baird and HSBC, having started his career at Deutsche Bank in 1999.
- Greg Knox has joined Dresdner Kleinwort a Director and UK Specialist Salesperson. Previously Greg was a Director in HSBC's European Sales Trading business, having joined the bank from Goldman Sachs in 2005. Greg will be based in London and will report to Paul Kelly, current Head of UK Equity Sales.
- James Goldstone will join Dresdner Kleinwort as a Director and UK Specialist Salesperson. James will report into Paul Kelly, current Head of UK Equity Sales, and will be based in London. James joins from HSBC.
- John Mennis will join the bank as a Director in the Hedge Fund Sales for Equities business. John is based in London and reports into Roberto Morelli. He was formerly a Director at Citibank, having previously worked at Schroders.
- Jess Gaitan has joined as a Director in the bank’s New York office. He will report into Chris Baildon and Mark Small with a specific focus on the European Equities to US Hedge Funds business. Jess joins from ABN Amro having also previously worked at JP Morgan.
Richard Price, Head of Equity Sales, Dresdner Kleinwort said: "It is testimony to the strength of our incumbent people and franchise that we have been able to attract such considerable talent to Dresdner Kleinwort. These new arrivals, bolstered by the arrival of several impressive VPs and Associates, galvanize and extend the capability of the bank's Equity Sales business on both sides of the Atlantic."
Martin Newson, Global Head of Equities and Head of Hedge Fund Solutions, Dresdner Kleinwort said: "The breadth of expertise coming into the business, will allow us to achieve a much deeper coverage of our institutional client base in the US and Europe."
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