Bangkok--Oct 22--Aziam Burson—Marsteller
-- Appointment Comes as Lehman Brothers Strengthens Asia Presence --
Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, said Charles Alexander is relocating to Hong Kong from London to assume the role of Head of Asia Corporate Finance Group.
Mr. Alexander will lead the Firm’s corporate finance and M&A origination efforts in non-Japan Asia, reporting to Kunho Cho, Lehman Brothers’ Head of Investment Banking for Asia-Pacific. Mr. Alexander brings 17 years of investment banking experience, including six years in Asia, to his new post.
In London, Mr. Alexander was Co-Head of European Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions. While in Europe, Mr. Alexander was involved in a number of high profile transactions, including the sale of One2One to Deutsche Telekom and the acquisition of Freeserve by Wanadoo. Lehman Brothers was advising One2One and Wanadoo.
Mr. Alexander’s move comes as Lehman Brothers strengthens its Asia investment banking teams with key senior hires. The Firm recently hired Zhizhong Yang as Head of Investment Banking for China and Masaru Shibata as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Japan. As part of the Firm’s commitment to Asia, Kunho Cho, Head of Investment Banking for Asia-Pacific, was recently named a member of the Global Investment Banking Division Executive Committee.
Mr. Alexander holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a First Class degree in Engineering Science and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford.
Lehman Brothers (ticker symbol NYSE: LEH), an innovator in global finance, serves the financial needs of corporations, governments and municipalities, institutional clients, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Founded in 1850, Lehman Brothers maintains leadership positions in equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, investment banking, private equity, asset management and private client services. The Firm is headquartered in New York, London, and Tokyo and operates in a network of offices around the world. For further information about Lehman Brothers’ services, products, and recruitment opportunities, visit our Web site at www.lehman.com.
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