After a three month search process, JPMorgan has settled on an internal hire to be the firm's new head of equity research for ex-Japan Asia. Jose Linares will take over from Peter Redhead at the end of July.
Linares is presently head of Latin American equity research at JPMorgan in New York, a position he has held for only 18 months. Clearly a rising star in the bank, Institutional Investor ranked Linares number one in the Latin American telecoms research category. He also led his team to the same position in the poll.
Those who have met him describe Linares as a very personable fellow, as disposed to discuss...