Latimore becomes BofA Merrill Japan head

Timothy W Latimore has been appointed Japan country executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch as part of a regional management reshuffle at the US bank.

Latimore, who also assumes the role of representative director and president for Merrill Lynch Japan Securities, replaces Jiro Seguchi who has held both roles since 2010.

Seguchi will become sole head of global corporate and investment banking for Asia-Pacific, and relocate from Tokyo to Hong Kong in a move that was reported in October.

Jayanti Bajpai, currently co-head with Seguchi, is to return to London to become vice-chairman of global corporate and investment banking for Europe, the...