Deepak Raj was promoted to co-director of U.S. fundamental equity...

Deepak Raj was promoted to co-director of U.S. fundamental equity research at Merrill Lynch. Along with co-director Margo Vignola, he replaces the retiring Stanley Rubin. He was a managing director in the global consumer group, a position that will be filled by Merrill Lynch employees Brit Bartter and Federico Aliboni.