Company hires and sector developments

Europe

Hermes Investment Management has hired Kevin Roche as a director for private debt and CLOs. Reporting to the head of direct lending, Laura Vaughan, Rochewill be based in London and will work across the private debt platform. He was previously a director at Allied Irish Banks, where he was responsible for delivering leveraged finance loans to mid-market private equity backed companies.

US

Regions Bank has appointed Joel Stephens executive md and head of Regions Capital Markets, succeeding Terry Katon, who has chosen to leave the company. Stephens joined Regions in 2008 and most recently led its real estate capital markets group in Atlanta, which included its CMBS efforts. Katon will work with Stephens through 2H19 to ensure a smooth transition for clients and associates. Before Regions, Stephens worked at Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance, Bank Alliance Group and Wachovia.