UBS Investment Bank has hired in its communications sector, focusing on internet, interactive entertainment and related technology companies.
Brian Pitz joins as an executive director and the team leader, Brian Fitzgerald as a director, and Kaizad Gotla as an associate analyst.
Pitz most recently worked at Banc of America where he was lead analyst covering Internet/e-commerce, online advertising, and marketing companies for the past three years. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Morgan Stanley as an analyst.
Fitzgerald previously worked at Banc of America where he spent the past three years covering the Internet/mobile Internet companies. Prior to that, he spent five years at Morgan Stanley as an analyst.
Gotla also joins UBS after spending three years at Banc of America where he covered Internet/mobile Internet companies. Previously, he worked for Yahoo! in the global market research group.
UBS is headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, and serves an international client base with wealth management, investment banking and asset management businesses. The firm has offices in more than 50 countries; shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).