Salomon Smith Barney Asia Pacific has appointed two new executives to its 10-person technology investment banking group.
Simon Parker, 33, formerly director of equity capital markets at SG Securities, was appointed director of the technology banking group. He will be based in Hong Kong and focus on semiconductors and hardware. Anh Lu, 32, formerly business development director at San Francisco-based telephony services and technology company Firetalk Communications, will be a vice president in the group and will also be based in Hong Kong. She will focus on software, information technology, B2B exchanges and online media.
We see enough activity in this area that it warrants a sub-sector, says Richard Seow, who heads up...