HSBC Private Bank has appointed Nikolai Gurbatov as an associate director in its London-based Central Eastern Europe team.

BNP Paribas has appointed Philippe Marchessaux to head its asset management businesses. He succeeds Gilles Glicenstein as head of BNP Paribas Investment Partners and CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management.

Samir Sayeed will join the Global Wealth Management Group (GWM Group), an independent financial service partnership based in Switzerland, as a managing partner.

Rashique Rahman has joined Morgan Stanley as a managing director and global head of emerging markets fixed income strategy.

Dmitri Sredin has joined Renaissance Capital as managing director and head of debt financing for Russia and the CIS.

Mark Bailey has been appointed head of EMEA for Bank of America Merrill Lynch's global equity financing and services platform.

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has appointed Jonathan Brown, managing director, head of emerging markets syndicate and head of European credit syndicate.

Citi has appointed Bill Mills and Alberto Verme as CEOs and new regional leaders in the EMEA region. Mills will continue to be responsible for Citi’s business in Western Europe and Africa and Verme for the business in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Lukas Ruflin has been appointed deputy CEO of EFG International, returning from EFG Financial Products which he co-founded in 2007. In his new role, he will focus on further development and execution of the firm’s strategy, working closely with CEO Lawrence Howell and his colleagues in the executive committee.

Troika Dialog, one of the leading Russian investment banks, has appointed Paolo Zaniboni as head of the company’s London office. In addition, Zaniboni, who has been with Troika since June 2007, will continue his work as head of research.

Japanese bank Nomura has hired Selim Toker from UBS as head of its global finance solutions team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to an internal memo.

Exotix, a frontier market broker and investment banking boutique, has recruited Vikas Nath as its new chief executive to strengthen its senior management team, following three years of rapid growth.