JP Morgan has named new banking heads in France, Iberia and Italy, as it chases the top spot for European investment banking revenues in a long-running battle with Deutsche Bank.

Gregoire Haemmerle, formerly a managing director in JP Morgan's investment banking team, has been promoted to the role of head of investment banking for France. Ignacio De La Colina and Guido Nola have been given the same roles in Iberia and Italy, respectively, according to an internal memo seen by Financial News.