NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) is

hiring Guggenheim Securities executive Mike Amez, as the

country's biggest bank continues to expand its technology

investment banking team and to provide specific expertise to

medium-sized companies, according to a staff memo.

Amez will join as Head of Mid-Cap Technology Services in

September and be based in Chicago, Global Co-Heads of Technology

Investment Banking Chris Grose and Greg Mendelson wrote in the

memo which was seen by Reuters.