Liberum Capital, the UK boutique that drew attention last year after landing a role on mining giant Glencore’s $11bn initial public offering, has hired a senior banker from JP Morgan Cazenove to lead its US division.

Mark Godridge, former head of the European and emerging markets sales team at JP Morgan Cazenove, will join the New York-based subsidiary of the employee-owned investment bank. Godridge's brief will include developing strategies for the New York office, which opened in February 2009, and driving growth in the wider US region.