Kobayashi jumps from Merrill to Bear Stearns

Bear Stearns has appointed Masakazu (Max) Kobayashi as head of fixed income sales and strategic finance in the Tokyo office. Kobayashi has also been named vice-chairman of Bears Stearns Japan and will serve on the Tokyo management committee. In his new role, Kobayashi will be responsible for fixed income sales and strategic finance in Japan. Kobayashi comes from Merrill Lynch where he was a managing director of the global Japan client group, focusing on fixed income structured produc…