JPMorgan has brought on board four structured sales officials to boost European coverage. Stephen Birkwood, a salesman covering Holland at Deutsche Bank, and David Hansson, who covered sales to Scandinavia at Credit Suisse First Boston in London, are set to join the firm. Alexi Pilavakis, previously a U.K. sales official also at Deutsche Bank, and Antonio Ferrandi, an Italian sales official previously at SG Corporate & Investment Banking, have already come on board.
Sarah Oppler, spokeswoman for JPMorgan in London, confirmed the hires. Birkwood and Hansson join as v.p.s to head Holland and Scandinavia respectively, reporting to Andrea Morresi, head of equity derivatives investor marketing for Europe. Pilavakis reports to Carl Tuck, who heads U.K. sales. Ferrandi joins as a senior associate covering retail product sales to Italy, reporting to Paolo Zuolo, co-head of JPMorgan's Italian equity derivatives team. Birkwood, reached on his cell phone, declined comment. Pilavakis, Hansson and Ferrandi could not be reached. The hires will fill gaps left in JPMorgan's equity derivative sales coverage by several high-profile departures (DW, 2/11).
Rebecca O'Neill, spokeswoman for CSFB, confirmed Hansson had left, declining further comment. Michelle Gathercole, spokeswoman for SG CIB, did not return messages by press time. Sonya Dixon, spokeswoman for Deutsche Bank, confirmed Birkwood and Pilavakis had departed, declining further comment. An official close to Deutsche Bank, however, said Jesse Kaptein, who recently joined the German house from JPMorgan, is covering Scandinavia and Holland to replace Birkwood and the firm is looking to make a pair of hires to boost U.K. coverage.
