Octopus Investments-backed UltraSoC Technologies has appointed Graham Pink to the board. This comes a week after the appointment of Chris Gilbert as non-executive chairman.   Pink is an experienced technology entrepreneur with extensive knowledge of semiconductor IC engineering, from digital implementation, packaging and fabrication through test. Pink began his career

Venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners has expanded its investment team by naming internet technology and media business executive Paul Sagan as an XIR and partner. Sagan brings a broad range of experience as an entrepreneur, having served in senior positions during the creation of several internet ventures.   XIRs

Custom House Global Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has opened a San Francisco office as part of its continuing expansion in the US. Financial services veteran Gary Smith has joined Custom House as a commercial director and is responsible for continuing Custom House

Sovereign Capital, the UK private equity buy and build specialist, has appointed Robert Morgan as non-executive chairman of portfolio company Alcumus, a compliance software and certification services company. Morgan chairs a number of private equity backed businesses in the B2B services and healthcare sectors in the UK and US, which

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has appointed Paul Palmieri, the founder and former chairman and chief executive of Millennial Media, as venture advisor. Palmieri served as the company's president and CEO from its start in 2006 until January 2014. He brings to NEA more than 20 years of experience spanning mobile,

J Rich Alexander, who held a number of senior operating executive positions during a 35-year career at PPG Industries, has joined Advent International as an operating partner.   He will work closely with Advent's chemicals team to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities in the chemicals and materials sector and

New York-based private equity firm AUA Private Equity Partners has promoted Daniel Hodges to senior associate. Hodges focuses on investments in the consumer, media and business services sectors and has over seven years of private equity and corporate finance experience.   Andy Unanue, managing partner of AUA, says: “We are

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has appointed Peter Kukielski as an executive-in-residence.  Kukielski (pictured) will work to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the mining industry globally with a view to forming a new mining company.    Kukielski was previously chief executive of ArcelorMittal Mining where he built the company's global