Altius Associates has made adjustments to its executive management team, with John A Hess, the co-founder and chief executive officer since 1998, assuming the full time role of executive chairman. Assuming the chief executive role with immediate effect will be a triumvirate of three existing executive directors of the
Private equity firm Advent International has appointed Hanspeter Spek to its operating partner programme. An executive with extensive operational experience in the global pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries, Spek (pictured) will advise and work closely with Advent’s healthcare team to identify attractive investment opportunities and generate post-investment value in the
Graham Wrigley has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of CDC, the UK government-owned development finance institution that invests in the developing countries of South Asia and Africa. Wrigley (pictured) will take up the role in January 2014 and succeeds Richard Gillingwater who has been chairman
Goal Group, a claims outsourcing provider and tax reclamation specialist, has appointed David Gilbert as global business development manager and Tania Dupoy as sales and relationship manager. Both are to be based at Goal Group’s London office. Gilbert has over 20 years’ experience, for the most part within
GreenWorld Capital has appointed Usman Haque as director, European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to support the firm’s growing efforts throughout the region. Haque will be based in London, England. Haque says: "I am very excited to be joining such a creative and progressive firm as GreenWorld. My
Bob Devine has joined regulatory incubator Sturgeon Ventures as a portfolio manager. London-based Sturgeon’s client list includes a number of hedge, venture capital and private equity fund management companies. Devine has more than 40 years’ experience in fixed income markets. He was previously a fixed interest asset manager
Dawn Howe has joined law firm Walkers as a partner in the global investment funds group. Howe, an offshore investment funds specialist, was previously a partner at Maples and Calder in its Cayman Islands and London offices. Howe advises upon the structuring, launch and ongoing transactions for both
Buyout firm OpenGate Capital has appointed Matthias Gundlach as principal. Andrew Nikou, OpenGate Capital’s managing partner and chief executive, says: “I am really pleased that Matthias has joined the firm. He is another great addition, and I am confident that Matthias will bring fresh perspectives and new strategies to
Sierra Ventures, an enterprise-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Al Campa as partner. Campa (pictured) brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial, leadership and marketing experience to Sierra, including expertise in SaaS, CRM, social, talent management, business intelligence and analytics. Prior to joining Sierra, Campa held positions in some
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has named Matthew J O’Connor as a managing director on the power investing team. O’Connor joins Bob Mancini as co-head of the team, which is investing a managed account in conjunction with the Cogentrix Energy power group brought over from Goldman Sachs last
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