Merrill Lynch has hired Matt Johnson, director in equity derivative institutional sales in London, to replace Simon Wilson, who retired last year after 17 years at the firm. Johnson will start April 18 and report to Michael Ward, head of equity derivative flow sales, who said Johnson will focus on long/short hedge fund and institutional money manager clients.
Johnson joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was director in equity derivative sales to U.K. clients, reporting to Tim Hart, head of equity derivative sales for Europe, who did not immediately return a call about his replacement.
