Career moves

Cole Real Estate Investments named Robert Micera as chief investment officer for its office and industrial platform, the firm announced today.

Simmons & Simmons has named Samer Eido as Middle East finance head, according to a report by legalweek.com.

National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. (National), a subsidiary of MBIA, has named William Fallon as interim chief executive officer, the firm announced today. Fallon is currently president and chief operating officer of MBIA .

Moelis & Co. has named Joseph Simon as managing director and chief financial officer, the firm announced today. With over 25 years of experience, Simon will be responsible for all finance and accounting matters and will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Former Senator and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martinez was named chairman of operations in Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean at JPMorgan Chase, according to a report by Dow Jones.

Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan said he will step down Aug. 14 after nearly completing his five-year term as the top supervisor of national banks.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft named Scott Cammarn as special counsel in the financial services department, the firm announced today.

Woodbine Associates has hired Sean Owens as director in fixed income /derivatives.

Nixon Peabody named Charles Dietzgen as partner in the firm’s corporate trust and global finance practices.

KeyBanc Capital Markets has made four new hires, which signals an expansion in their industrial and real estate divisions. The firm announced the hires today.

Richard Atterbury has joined AgFe as a private equity advisor. He was formerly the chairman of Europe, Middle East, and African investment at Nomura Holdings. The move was reflected in the Financial Services Authority (FSA) registry.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. named a new chief financial officer Tuesday, part of an executive shuffle it said would help groom the company's future leaders.

Finacity Corporation said it's looking to hire a senior trader/capital markets professional to globally facilitate buyers and sellers of trade/account receivables.

Carlos Mendez will lead the newly created structured finance group at Sandler O’Neill and Partners, the firm announced today.

BTIG continues the expansion of its fixed-income group with the addition of a structured finance analytics and strategy group and several hires in the firm’s structured products group.

Richard Jones, partner and co-chair of Dechert's finance and real estate practice, recently launched a blog that will provide critical commentary on the credit market and commercial real estate meltdown. The blog, called the Credit Cruncher, can be accessed at http://www.crunchedcredit.com.

Clayton Holdings, a mortgage analytics provider, has hired Brian R. Clark as senior managing director and chief business officer in charge of commercial real estate.

Guy Carpenter & Co. named Patrick Ryan as Irish market representative effective June 10, the firm announced today.

The American Securitization Forum (ASF) appointed Armando Falcon as Senior Policy Advisor.

With the next comptroller of the currency expected to be named within weeks, speculation is heating up over who President Obama will nominate.