(Adds Credit Suisse, State Street Global Advisors, ANV Syndicate 779) Dec 19 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG CSGN.VX The Switzerland-based financial services company has hired a former Morgan Stanley MS.N investment banker Brian McCabe to become co-head of its Americas oil and gas investment banking group, according to a memo obtained by Reuters. ID:nL2N0JY1D5 OAKLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT OCL.L Neil Woodford, renowned fund manager at Invesco Perpetual IVPU.L , will join the London-based investment firm in May to set up an asset management unit, Oakley said. ID:nL6N0JY1LV NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI NBAD.AD The United Arab Emirates-based bank said it appointed Bernard Shum as head of corporate and institutional banking in Hong Kong. Shum, who joins NBAD-Hong Kong from Hang Seng Bank, will head NBAD's business and partnership in Asia. FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC FNFG.O The bank said Gary M Crosby will become chief executive, effective immediately. Crosby, who has been the interim CEO since March, also joins the board. STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS The asset management business of State Street Corp STT.N appointed Antonio Laquinta as head of its institutional business for Italy. He joined State Street Global Advisors in 2008. ANV LIFE SYNDICATE 779 The company appointed Lisa Feek as medical underwriter. Feek joins from Capita, where she was a senior underwriting consultant. (Compiled by Shubhankar Chakravorty and Shivani Mody in Bangalore) ((shubhankar.c@thomsonreuters.com)(within U.S. +1 646 223 8780,)(outside U.S. +91 80 6749 3428)(Reuters Messaging: shubhankar.c.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: FINANCIAL MOVES/