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Peter Kukielski joins Warburg Pincus as executive-in-residence

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

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Eric Wolford joins Accel Partners as venture partner

Venture capital firm Accel Partners has appointed Eric Wolford as venture partner. Most recently he served as president, products group for Riverbed Technology, and was recently appointed to the Riverbed board of directors as well as the board's strategy committee.   During his 10-plus years at Riverbed, Wolford led a

Paul Kneen, managing director of Abacus Financial Services in the Isle of Man and Abacus Fund Administration in Malta

Abacus undergoes business restructure

Following a restructure, fiduciary and fund services specialist Abacus has formed the Abacus Financial Services Group. The new group structure will include Abacus’ two entities in Malta, Abacus Financial Services (Malta) Limited (AFSML) and Abacus Corporate Services Limited (ACSL), and Abacus Financial Services Limited (AFSL) in the Isle of Man.

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BDO appoints Martin Gouldstone to corporate finance pharmaceutical team

BDO has appointed Martin Gouldstone as a director within the corporate finance pharmaceutical team based in Baker Street, London.  He joins with a wealth of experience in the sector, having worked in the biopharma industry for more than 20 years.   Gouldstone joins from the biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing

Octopus-backed UltraSoC appoints Chris Gilbert as chairman

Octopus Investments-backed UltraSoC Technologies has appointed Chris Gilbert as non-executive chairman. Gilbert will play a key role in the development of the company as it enters a phase of growth and market penetration for silicon IP platform UltraDebug.   UltraDebug is expected to bring benefits to the semiconductor ecosystem and

Former NYSE Euronext chairman Hessels joins General Atlantic

Growth equity firm General Atlantic (GA) has appointed Jan-Michiel Hessels, former chairman of NYSE Euronext, as a special advisor in Europe based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Hessels (pictured) brings over 30 years of experience across many industries to the role, and will work closely with GA’s global investment team to identify

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JTC Group makes two senior appointments in Jersey

JTC Group, a multi-jurisdictional, independent provider of private client, corporate and fund services, has made two senior appointments in Jersey within its technology and marketing operations.   Adam Jeffries (pictured), who was previously global head of IT operations at Appleby, has joined as chief information officer and David Vieira, who

Donald Fischer joins General Catalyst as venture partner

General Catalyst Partners has appointed Donald Fischer as its newest venture partner. In this role, Fischer will identify and lead investments in early stage enterprise companies.   Fischer joins General Catalyst after five years at Greylock Partners where he most recently focused on leading investments in big data, open source,

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