Salomon Bros. Names Head of Asia Unit
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Salomon Bros. Inc. has named William S. Thompson Jr., 45, chairman of Salomon Bros. Asia Ltd., effective June 1. He was head of the investment banking firm’s San Francisco office for eight years.
The Asia unit, based in Tokyo, handles all of the New York-based firm’s Asian investment banking, sales and trading operations. A spokeswoman said it is the largest non-Japanese investment bank in Japan.
Thompson succeeds Deryck Maughan, who, as previously announced, is returning to New York to become co-head of investment banking.
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