CDO buysider joins Merrill research team

Sharon McGarvey has joined Merrill Lynch as a director in the research strategy group, reporting to managing director Dan Castro. McGarver, formerly a portfolio manager at WestLB, will focus on CDOs, which was her primary responsibility while at WestLB. Prior to her three-year stint at WestLB, McGarver worked at Met Life for nine years. She fills the void left by Joshua Anderson, who jumped to PIMCO in February (see ASR 2/24/03).