RIADA Stockbrokers has announced some major changes in both its stockbroking and corporate finance divisions.

Dr John Hogan the top rated financial sector analyst in recent Finance magazine surveys - has been appointed an executive director of Riada Corporate Finance where he will have responsibility for the development and marketing of corporate advisory services.

Dr Hogan will be replaced as head of research by Mr John Clarke, who will retain responsibility for analysing the leading industrial companies. After a year's absence, Mr Eamonn Hughes has returned to Riada from NCB Stockbrokers as finance sector analyst. Mr Hughes was smaller companies analyst with Riada between 1993 and 1995.