Venture capital firm Matrix Partners has appointed Antonio Rodriguez as a partner in Boston and opened an office in New York City. Most recently, Rodriguez was chief technology officer of HP’s consumer imaging and printing division where he led projects in the areas of mass customization, e-reading, mobile platforms, and

Encore Ventures, the secondaries division of European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, has boosted its investment management team with the addition of Richard Marsh as partner and Jonathan Freuchet-Sibilia as investment manager. Marsh will take responsibility for managing certain investments acquired from 3i in September 2009. For the last three

European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has appointed Mikko Suonenlahti as a senior adviser, focusing on investments in B2B and B2C software, med-tech, Bio-IT and energy efficiency. Suonenlahti (pictured) has over 25 years’ experience of global management in business building and spent 15 years as a venture capitalist in the

Hirtle Callaghan, a US-based privately held investment firm, has named Jamie R. Johnson director of private equity. Johnson brings more than two decades of private equity experience to his new position, including nine years managing investment portfolios for industrial families in Europe. Johnson will oversee the firm’s private equity effort.

Providence Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and information companies, has appointed Robert S. Hull as chief financial officer. Hull will begin the role in early April and will be based in the firm’s Providence office. He succeeds Raymond Mathieu, who will become a

Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed five partners. Richard Addlestone has joined the funds and investment services team and is based in the Cayman Islands office. He has over 16 years experience and was previously a partner with Walkers in Cayman. He specialises in

Law firm K&L Gates has added Carl L. Liederman and Keith Snedden as partners in its London corporate practice. Liederman joins K&L Gates from Arnold & Porter, where he served as head of the European corporate group. Snedden arrives from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, where he previously headed the firm’s

RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has appointed Charles W. Stiefel as senior adviser. Stiefel will assist RoundTable in identifying investment opportunities, facilitating key industry introductions, and advising the firm on strategic and operational issues. Stiefel is the former chairman of the board