NEW YORK: Edelman has named Andrew Merrill, a former managing director at Abernathy MacGregor Group, as global MD of its financial practice. He fills the role vacated in November by Hollis Rafkin-Sax, who is now vice chairman at Financial Dynamics.

Merrill will report to Matthew Harrington, president of the Eastern region, and will lead the global finance practice.

"I think Andrew's hire is further affirmation toward the type of practice that we want," said Harrington. "From classic IR to transactions and senior ...