Equalizer International, a provider of flange maintenance tools for the energy industry, has appointed John Morgan as its managing director. Evans R. Swann has joined Comerica Bank-Houston as senior vice president and energy finance group manager. Greg Pell has joined the commercial real estate firm of NAI Houston as senior vice president-management services. Jeff Knowles has joined the firm as managing director of equity placement in a national role and Doug Dawson has been appointed vice president of construction in Houston. Todd Auwarter joins Egon Zehnder as a consultant in the firm's Houston office, where he will serve energy and private equity clients across upstream, oil field services, midstream, downstream, power, renewables and related industries. Scott Brecher has joined the Houston office as a senior portfolio manager in the fixed income strategy group.