MainFirst, the capital markets firm, has added to its brokerage franchise with senior appointments in London and New York. James Rose has joined as head of equity sales. He previously worked in European sales at UniCredit in London. Robin Bagchi has been hired as head of the London office. He previously ran the London branch of Vontobel Europe. Both join the London operations. In New York, Hans-Peter Gruenig has been appointed as chief executive and president of MainFirst Securities US. He is a former president of Helvea. Philip Puccio and Nicholas Wood have joined as senior sales traders from Kepler Capital Markets North America.