SG the french investment bank is following the lead of its European rivals and has announced a series of new hires in equity research. In Singapore the bank has appointed Fook Cheong Woo to the new position of director of regional oil and petrochemical research. Woo joins SG from DKW where he was the head of oil and chemicals research in Tokyo and in Singapore. In his new position at SG he will build up coverage of the sector on a regional basis.