Sept 13 (Reuters) - Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal appointed Adriano José Ponciano as managing director and Emerson Santana as senior director to its transaction advisory group in Brazil.

Ponciano was most recently an M&A tax partner with KPMG, serving domestic and international private equity and corporations transacting in Brazil.

Santana was previously a director at KPMG's M&A tax group.

(Reporting by Akankshita Mukhopadhyay in Bengaluru)