Bank of America has hired Martin Leppin for its European fixed-income origination team. Leppin, who moves over from Lehman Brothers, where he held a similar role, will cover frequent borrowers and financial institutions in Austria and Germany along with Dimitri Toseland. Leppin was hired to support the growth seen on the frequent issuers desk, says Toseland. Calls to a Lehman spokeswoman seeking details of Leppin's replacement were not returned.