[ by Melanie Gretchen ]

Deutsche Bank, continental Europe’s biggest bank by assets, hired a new chief governance officer and deputy global head of compliance in Daniela Weber-Rey, amid's its effort to boost the number of female senior executives it employs.  The firm has a long way to go to satisfy its goals of 25% by the end of 2018 from 18% in 2012, considering the fact that there are currently no women on either of its two highest executive committees.

Ms. Weber-Rey, 55, will join from Clifford Chance LLP, where she is a partner focused on financial institutions, according to the firm's website.  Upon her arrival at the Swiss bank on 6/1, she will report to Deutsche Bank management board member Stephan Leithner, Member of the Management Board and Group Executive Committee, and serve as deputy to compliance chief Andrew Procter.

For further details, go to [Bloomberg, 4/17/13].