ON THE MOVE-Stifel hires Merrill manager Van Donge in California

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - One day after Stifel Financial Corp Chief Executive Ron Kruszewski said the St. Louis investment bank has lagged in recruiting brokers to its Stifel, Nicolaus brokerage unit, the company hired John Van Donge from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management to run a new branch office in Santa Barbara, California.