Knight Capital Group has appointed Robert Lyons and Alan Lhota as co-heads of the global fixed income business. In their new role, the pair will work under Thomas Joyce, Chairman and CEO of Knight.

Lyons joined Knight to set up and develop Knight’s capital markets effort in 2010, while Lhota has led Knight’s U.S. high yield, distressed and bank loan sales since joining in June 2009. The duo will assume responsibility from James Smyth, executive vice president, who has been serving as interim head of global fixed income since July 2010.

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