Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, subject to Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) approval, has appointed Frederic Bilas as CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of Apex Fund Services in Luxembourg (Apex Fund Services). In this role, Bilas will be responsible for driving Apex

Excel Fitness, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has named CJ Bouchard as Chief Executive Officer. Bouchard has worked in the Planet Fitness system since 2006. He joined Excel in 2018 when the Planet Fitness franchise that he founded was acquired. While with Excel, he has served as both President and Chief

Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) has promoted Alex Gilmore and Kelly Pease to Vice President. Gilmore and Pease are based in London and New York, respectively. “Alex and Kelly have made significant contributions evaluating new investment opportunities and working with our partner companies to create value,” says Jamie

Sidley Austin has appointed Dan Graham, Paul Dunbar, and Emilie Stewart as partners in London. Graham and Dunbar have joined the global M&A and Private Equity practice and Stewart has joined the Global Finance group. They join from Vinson & Elkins LLP. Graham’s practice focuses on advising private equity firms

ZEDRA has appointed Murjel Breedveld Jagesser as Client Director in Luxembourg’s Corporate Services and Global Expansion team alongside Charles-Alexandre Houillon as Director of Fund Management Services.

VMG Partners, a private equity firm specialising in building iconic consumer brands, has appointed Brianna Rizzo as the company’s newest Talent Partner.  Among her many responsibilities, Rizzo will lead the Talent strategy for VMG Catalyst, a fund that launched in 2019 and seeks to invest in tech businesses, including digital

Shore Capital portfolio company EyeSouth Partners has added Dr James H Guildford, MD based in West Palm Beach, Florida.  Guildford will join Retina Care Specialists in providing first-class treatment of retinal, macular, and vitreous diseases. He has served the West Palm Beach, Stuart, and Port St Lucie communities for decades,

ComplySci, a provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, backed by K1 Investment Management, has appointed Wendy Fraulon as its Chief Financial Officer. The addition of Fraulo to the executive team will help ComplySci further accelerate its organic, long-term growth as it continues to invest

Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has bolstered its Strategic Equity team with the appointment of investment managers Amber Stone-Brown and Cassie Herlihy. Stone-Brown and Herlihy join an investment team with more than three decades of experience, led by UK equity specialist Ken Wotton and portfolio managers Adam Khanbhai,

Phaidon International, a business backed by Quilvest Capital Partners, has appointed David Silver to its TopCo Board as a non-executive director.