OREANDA-NEWS.  March 15, 2011. Troika Dialog is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Dean Hart to Head of Equity Trading and Guy Marshall to a Senior Equity Sales position in its London office. Both Graham and Guy started their new roles at the beginning of March 2011 and report to Paolo Zaniboni.

Graham will take responsibility for the strategic development of Troika Dialog's London Equity Trading team. He arrives in London having spent the past three years in Troika Dialog's Moscow office where he was Head of Cash Equity Trading and a key member of one of Troika Dialog's strongest and most profitable trading teams. Prior to this Graham worked as Head of GEMS Trading for Nomura International.

Graham Dean Hart commented, "Joining the London office is an exciting opportunity and I look forward to continuing to meet Troika Dialog's demands for excellence. As the West continues to turn its focus to Moscow as a Global Financial Centre, I am confident of the success I can bring to London by deploying the Russian market experience I have gained from my time with Troika Dialog in Moscow."

Further to this, Guy Marshall will be an important addition to the Equity Sales team. Guy brings valuable sector experience joining from Consumer Equity Research, an independent research boutique, where he focussed on business development. Prior to this he was Head of the London office for the Kazakh investment bank, Visor Capital and has

Guy Marshall commented, "Troika Dialog has a well deserved reputation and I look forward to joining this ambitious international investment bank at a time when there is increasing appetite to invest in Russian and CIS markets."

Commenting on the appointments, Paolo Zaniboni, Head of the London office for Troika Dialog, said "We are extremely pleased to welcome Graham and Guy; they will prove valuable additions to the Trading and Sales teams respectively. Graham has been a key member of one of our most successful trading teams in Moscow and we welcome the chance to utilise the expertise he acquired whilst there. Guy's proven experience and capability in equity sales will be invaluable as Troika Dialog continues to deliver the strong performance that has become part of our brand. Now in our 20th year, Troika Dialog is capitalising upon the exciting trading and investment relationships Russia has cultivated globally."