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Reuters - Friday, July 3

July 2 - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com

STANADRD CHARTERED <STAN.L> <2888.HK>

The Asia-focused bank named John Peace as its chairman on Thursday, prompting him to step down as chairman of financial data company Experian <EXPN.L>.

Peace, 60, has been acting chairman at Standard Chartered since January, when Mervyn King stepped down at short notice to become a Treasury minister. To read more, double click [ID:nL2268302]

KPMG LLP

The audit, tax and advisory firm named Mark Britnell as its new head of Healthcare Europe. The former director general for commissioning and system management at the Department of Health will join KPMG as a partner, effective October 1, the company said.

PRUDENTIAL PLC <PRU.L>

The British insurer named Rob Devey as chief executive, Prudential UK and Europe. Devey will succeed Nick Prettejohn, who will leave the group in September.

Devey will join Prudential from Lloyds Banking Group <LLOY.L>, where he has worked since 2002 in a number of senior leadership roles across insurance and retail banking.

EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD

The UK-based independent investment bank named Colin Phillips as managing director. Phillips will be responsible for marketing the company to potential clients and investors, among other duties.

Phillips joins from the former Dresdner Kleinwort securities business.

The bank also appointed James Wheatcroft to the newly created role of head of small and mid-cap broking.

Prior to joining Evolution, Wheatcroft was an institutional leisure analyst at Investec Securities and Panmure Gordon, and a director of corporate finance at Investec Investment Banking.

LTC GLOBAL INC

The insurance and financial products marketer said Brett Carter has joined the company as the director of business development of its mortgage division.

Carter is currently president of the Maryland Mortgage Bankers Association and also serves on the board of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association. Carter will be based in the Baltimore area.

SOCIETE GENERALE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING

The financial services group launched a global capital markets segment in Asia Pacific. The Asian business will be led by Yves Jacob, based in Hong Kong.

Jacob was previously director of the French Corporate Origination team, based in Paris.

J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The boutique investment management firm appointed Andy Steel as chief executive of the group's private client business, which in time will be separately branded.

Steel joins from J O Hambro Investment Management, where he was the chief executive.

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