Ross Baildon becomes head of equity syndicate at UBS

UBS has hired Ross Baildon from Credit Suisse to become its new head of equity syndicate for Asia. He replaces Sam Kendall who was promoted to head of Asia equity capital markets in early April.

Kendall kept his syndicate role after the promotion, but insiders said the intention was always to hire a new head of syndicate in due course. In Baildon, UBS has found a veteran banker with 20 years of experience in both ECM and equity sales and trading. He has been head of Credit Suisse’s equity syndicate desk for non-Japan Asia in Hong Kong since April 2010 when he took over from Simon Aird after Aird relocated...