Ken Costa Joins Lazard to Lead UK Investment Banking With William Rucker.

LONDON, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) announced today that Ken Costa will lead its UK Investment Banking business alongside William Rucker, CEO of Lazard in London. Mr. Costa will join the firm in October from UBS, where he was Chairman of Investment Banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Costa will be named Chairman of Lazard International and a Deputy Chairman of Lazard.

"Ken Costa embodies the special character of Lazard," said Bruce Wasserstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard. "I have known him for over 20 ...