Global executive search firm DHR International has appointed David McCormack as managing director - global head of investment banking, global markets and hedge funds, based in its New York office.

McCormack, who previously was managing director and head of equities at financial services boutique Sheffield Haworth, is building and managing a team of professionals in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, focusing on M&A, corporate finance, ECM, DCM, equities, FICC, quant analytics and hedge funds/alternative investments.

McCormack began his career at Merrill Lynch as an institutional equity sales trader and has over a decade of experience in executive search & advisory in Europe and the US.