Deutsche Bank has continued its recent hiring spree with the hiring of two new staff for its Asian equities business. Kishore Suratkal has been appointed as head of Asia regional technology research and Simon Chaplow joins as head of Asian equity focus. Both will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Brian Nolan, head of Asian equities research.

Suratkal joins the bank from Lehman Brothers, where he was part of their technology investment banking group for the ex-Japan Asia region. Chaplow, meanwhile, arrives from Merrill Lynch, where he held the position of director of global technology sales for Asia.