Goldman Sachs has appointed heavy-hitter Richard Campbell-Breeden chairman of its mergers and acquisitions group in Asia-Pacific ex-Japan, according to an internal memo seen by FinanceAsia.
Campbell-Breeden, who is also made vice-chairman of investment banking for the region along with Tim Leissner, is being replaced as head of MA in Asia ex-Japan by John Kim, Goldman Sachs' current co-country head of Korea.
In his newly created role, which is effective immediately, Campbell-Breeden will continue to provide strategic advice to the bank’s clients across the region, liaising with Kim, who will relocate from Seoul to Hong Kong in July and become chairman of Korea investment...