Veteran Credit Suisse Banker Gozali Is Said to Join Jefferies

Rizal Gozali, a managing director at Credit Suisse, is joining Jefferies Financial Group Inc. as the US advisory firm seeks to strengthen its presence in Asia, according to people familiar with the matter.

He will start his new role at Jefferies in September, helping oversee coverage for Indonesia, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Representatives for Credit Suisse and Jefferies declined to comment.

Gozali will be the latest addition to Jefferies in Asia, where it’s hiring about 20 investment bankers from Credit Suisse. The bulk of the hires ...