Swedish private investment firm Tidan Capital has added Monique Melis, the Global Head of Financial Services Compliance and Regulation at Kroll, as an independent director to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Aliph Capital (Aliph), the GCC’s first female-founded private equity fund manager which focuses on mid-market investment opportunities, has appointed private capital veteran Gaurav Wadhwa as a Managing Director.

Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), a dedicated consumer and technology investor with over £2bn in assets under management, has appointed Josko Grljevic to the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) based in London.

Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the US and European asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital (NPC), have appointed Katherine Elmore-Jones as a Partner and Head of Private Equity Business Development in Europe.

Blackstone has promoted Chris James, a founding member and Chief Operating Officer of its tactical opportunities platform, to Global Head of Tactical Opportunities as part of a broader leadership reshuffle, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.

Bowmark Capital, a £2bn UK-based private equity firm focussed on investments in technology, data, and services companies, has promoted Tom Shelford, head of the firm’s Software practice to Managing Partner.

Akin has expanded its PE capabilities with the appointment of Elina Alperovich as a private equity Transactions Partner based in the firm’s New York office. Alperovich joins from Apollo Global Management where she served as Transaction Counsel.