New Hire Roundup: Casares Joins Genworth; Stratos Adds Three

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Steinberg advises companies on communications issues that affect reputation and market valuation. He has more than eight years of experience in mainland China and most recently, worked at Hill+Knowlton Strategies in Beijing where he counseled the Nasdaq-listed Chinese company Tudou Holdings, among many others. Beverly Hills Wealth Management Names Stahlberg as Western Division Director

Beverly Hills Wealth Management (BHWM) announced Monday the appointment of Steven Stahlberg as western division director, effective immediately.

Stahlberg joins BHWM with more than 30 years of industry experience. Previously, he was RW Baird’s western regional director; before joining Baird, he was a district manager for Morgan Stanley. The majority of his career was spent at Wachovia and its predecessor firms.

UAT Appoints Austin Moon Partner and Managing Director

UAT Inc. recently announced that it has appointed Austin Moon to its national sales team as partner and managing director.

Moon is a 14-year veteran of the financial services sector. Prior to joining UAT, he served as vice president of new business development at National Planning Corp.

LIMRA Hires New Compliance Head

LIMRA announced Wednesday that it hired Paul DeSimone as head of its compliance and regulatory services group. The appointment was effective May 1. In this new role, he oversees management of LIMRA’s compliance products as well as the regulatory services strategy center. In addition, he will be responsible for developing business growth strategies and innovative product development.

DeSimone has been a regular member and vice chair of LIMRA’s broker-dealer services committee for 15 years. He is president and chief compliance officer of an SEC-registered broker/dealer and principal of a private equity firm. His career background encompasses financial services product development and distribution leadership roles in a variety of positions at LIMRA member companies, including New England Financial, American Skandia, MassMutual and Prudential Financial.

Behringer Harvard Appoints Institutional Sales Director

Behringer Harvard announced Tuesday that Michael Davis has joined the firm as institutional sales director. In this new position, he is responsible for developing institutional channel distribution strategies for the firm’s existing and expanding product portfolio, including sales of alternative and direct investments.

With more than 20 years of experience, Davis was most recently director of investor relations for Gorelick Brothers Capital in Charlotte, N.C. From 2005 to 2008, he was managing director and head trader, debt capital markets, for National City Bank in Cleveland. At JPMorgan/Bank One Capital Markets in Chicago, he was director and trader, portfolio risk management, from 2002 to 2005. He also has previous management experience in Chicago at Deerfield Capital Management; PPM America; Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.; Cohen Financial Corp.; and Kenneth Leventhal & Co.

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