Deutsche Bank Strengthens Equity Research In North America

Deutsche Bank today announced two senior additions to its Equity Research group in North America.

John Inch will join in July as a Managing Director covering the Multi-Industry sector in the US. Inch will join from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was a managing director covering capital goods and industrials in equity research. Before joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Inch was a senior managing director at Bear Stearns, responsible for research coverage of the machinery and multi-industrials sectors. Earlier in his career, he worked at Morgan Stanley as a research analyst.

Ross Sandler will join in August as a Director covering the Internet sector in the US. Sandler joins from RBC Capital Markets, where he was a managing director covering US and international Internet and digital media sectors. Prior to RBC Capital Markets, Sandler covered the Internet and digital media sectors at UBS.

Both Inch and Sandler will report to Steve Pollard, Managing Director and Americas Head of Research.

“We are pleased to welcome John and Ross to our team,” said Pollard. “These exciting additions underscore Deutsche Bank’s strong commitment to providing clients insights into key market sectors.”

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