Richard Morrison Leaps From Shearson To Merrill; Quotron/AT&T Partisan Now Finds Himself In IMNET Camp

The surprise departure of Richard Morrison from Shearson Lehman Bros. to take over as chief technology officer at Merrill Lynch and Co. may produce significant effects in the financial quotations business. Morrison, who was instrumental in helping Quotron and AT&T put their joint marketing deal together (see related story, this issue), will apparently have senior responsibility for Merrill's half of International Marketnet.

Morrison's resignation was announced March 12th. His post at Merrill is