The Engine, a venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies that are solving the world’s most urgent problems, has appointed Milo Werner as General Partner.

Mold-Rite Packaging (MRP), a provider of value-added packaging components, such as child-resistant closures, dispensing closures, and jars to a variety of end-markets with a focus on health & wellness segments, has appointed Jim Fitzgerald as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.

Nordic Capital has made seven promotions including the appointment of two new partners – Chris Lodge, based in London, has been promoted to partner, while Peter Thorninger, based in Copenhagen, has been made Operating Partner and Head of Operations Advisory.

Blank Rome LLP has added three new partners to the firm’s national Corporate, M&A, and Securities group in New York: Leslie Marlow, Hank Gracin, and Patrick Egan.

Apex Group Ltd (Apex), a global financial services provider, has appointed Keith Mahon as Managing Director, Bermuda.

VSS Capital Partners (VSS), a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, business services, and education industries, has appointed Dean Pernisie as a Strategic Partner.

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Churchill George Yong as a Partner to lead the firm’s infrastructure strategy.

Ocorian, a provider of fund, corporate, private client, capital markets, and regulatory and compliance services, has appointed Mary Bruen as Regional Head of Fund Services for its Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man offices.

KHP Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm focused on investments in full-service hotels and resorts with a particular emphasis on the lifestyle and independent segment, has promoted Jeff Stulmaker to Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Partner.

IQ_EQ has named Frédérik Benoit as Global Head of Transformation, a new role which highlights the Group’s continued commitment to setting strategic goals in a complex business landscape.