Advisor Group, the nation’s largest network of independent wealth management firms, has appointed Dimple Shah as executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Iryna Northrip, CFA®, as Chief Compliance Officer, Investment Advisory.

North East financial advisory firm, Lowes Financial Management, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Andy Gardiner as its first associate director.

The UK Equity Trustees Fund Services Board has appointed Tim Callaghan as independent director. He brings more than 30 years of experience in managing, marketing and oversight of investment strategies as an investment specialist. He was most recently the chief investment officer and lead manager of the Globersel Pactum Natural

Archangels, the angel investment syndicate, has appointed Ian Macleod as the new chair of its board. The former investment analyst and fund manager takes over the role from Eric Young, who has held the position since 2014. Young will continue to sit on the Archangels board. Previously, Macleod worked in

Peakside Capital Advisors AG (Peakside) has appointed Frank Schäfer as a new partner in the company.

Bellinger Asset Management (Bellinger) has appointed Greg Hampton as CEO of its recently established Bellinger Credit business. In this role, Hampton will lead Bellinger’s credit strategy, which will initially focus on further secondary market debt and lending investments in the aviation sector while also exploring credit opportunities in other real

ICV Partners, an investment firm focused on lower middle market companies in business services, consumer goods & services, food & beverage, and healthcare, has appointed Fernanda Llera as vice president. Prior to joining ICV, Llera was a Senior Associate at Investar Capital, a Dallas-based middle market private equity firm. Previously,

Brian Mulcahy has joined BakerHostetler’s Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Business Practice Group and member of the Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions teams.

O2 Investment Partners has appointed Travis Aho as the firm’s newest Senior Associate. Aho will be responsible for evaluating new transactions, due diligence, underwriting, and working with O2’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining O2, Aho worked on the M&A and Corporate Development team at Tenneco, a global manufacturer of automotive