
March 11 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, send an email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.
SANTANDER
Santander Corporate Banking said it appointed Mike Donaldson and Steve Spencer as relationship directors to support existing and new corporate and commercial banking customers, for the Solent region.
LEXICON PARTNERS
The financial advisory company said it has appointed Dave Blackwood, formerly with BP Plc, as a senior adviser based in Aberdeen.
NOMURA HOLDINGS
The firm appointed Mark Edgar managing director and head of its U.S. convertible bond sales team. Douglas Finnegan, Chuck Manning and Gildo Niutta joined as vice presidents and Meredith Curley as an associate. All of them come from Jones Trading.
Joseph Venn, who comes from CIBC World Markets, will serve as an executive director.
QUILTER
The personalized investment management services provider appointed Daragh Murphy, formerly from Investec, as regional sales manager in Ireland.
KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO
The private equity firm named Michael Capellas, who served for three years as chief executive of First Data Corp, the credit card payment processor owned by KKR, as its senior adviser focusing on technology.
First Data Corp said it appointed board member Joe Forehand, former CEO of Accenture, as chairman and interim CEO. Forehand will succeed Capellas on March 31.
RABOBANK
The Dutch cooperative said Brady Sidwell, who has been with Rabobank since 2005, has been promoted to head of Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory for North East Asia as of March 1, 2010.
UBS
The Swiss bank's joint head of Asian equity capital markets has resigned, becoming the latest senior manager to jump ship as markets show signs of recovery in the region, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.
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