Thomas Wong named managing director and head of Hong Kong and China research and sales for Credit Suisse

He joins Credit Suisse from BofA Merrill Lynch.

Wong will assume overall responsibility for the bank's Hong Kong and China research and sales efforts. In addition, he will assume the role of Regional Head of Oil & Gas Research with primary coverage responsibilities for China.

He will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Nicole Yuen, Head of Greater China Equities with additional reporting lines to Al Park, Head of Equities Sales, Asia Pacific and Ernest Fong, Head of Research, non-Japan Asia.

At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wong was Head of Greater China Research since 2009. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager with Och Ziff Capital Management and led regional Oil and Gas Research at UBS.