SSB hires regional strategy research team from Morgan Stanley

SSB''s hiring of Ajay Kapur described as most important research hire of 2002 by far.

Rob Davies

March 20, 2002

Salomon Smith Barney has announced the appointment of Ajay Kapur as its new managing director and head of Asia-Pacific regional strategy research. Kapur joins the bank from Morgan Stanley, and brings along with him his two-person team, Narendra Singh, vice president, and Elaine Chu, analyst.

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