Career moves

Cris Johnston will replace Micah Vincent, who is leaving the position for the private sector.

Flannery, current deputy chief financial officer for Chicago, will begin her new job in North Carolina June 10.

Jennie Huang Bennett is seen as the front-runner as the municipal bond market awaits the Chicago mayor-elect's fiscal picks.

Kyle Javes will fill a new post at Piper Jaffray as the firm seeks to expand in specialty sectors.

Leibowitz works in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana office, and is helping the firm expand in the state, a spokeswoman said.

The veteran-majority owned firm has hired its first banker — Chicago-based Frank Paul.

The municipal bond industry veteran, formerly of PNC and Janney, will head municipal strategy and credit at Hilltop.

Municipal bond analyst Natalie Cohen succeeds former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who now joins the bond insurer’s Strategic Advisory Committee.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has promoted 117 employees to managing director in its corporate and investment bank.

The firm hired Michael Barnes in Philadelphia and Andrew Maher in Pittsburgh.

The New England law firm added the former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate as it seeks to boost its regional public finance footprint.

The White House is interviewing candidates to potentially replace Herman Cain and Stephen Moore as Donald Trump’s picks for the Federal Reserve Board, the president’s top economic adviser said.

Municipal bond industry veteran Mark McGruder has joined BOK Financial as head of municipal bond underwriting and trading.

Ramirez & Co. makes additions in big markets of Texas and New York.

All of Hilliard’s municipal advisors and associates agreed to join Baird, expanding its presence in the public finance sector.

The growth in public-private partnerships increases the need to coordinate the infrastructure and public finance teams.

RBC Capital Markets hired Carlos Pineiro from Goldman Sachs, as a Managing Director in Chicago.

Ila Afsharipour will be based in San Francisco.

After building a client base among Arizona cities and taxing districts at Gust Rosenfeld, Zachary Sakas is looking for new opportunities at Sherman & Howard.

Jason Dudich will join the University of Indianapolis at the end of May as vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.