EEA Group, the equity, environmental and alternative investment group, has appointed former TT International partner John Hobson as chief executive officer.

Mourant International Finance Administration has appointed Spyros Makras and Tony Parmar, who will be based out of its New York office.

21 Centrale Partners has appointed Jacques Rossignol as a partner and has further strengthened its investment team.

Boutique investment bank Moelis has announced that Roger Hoit has joined the firm as a managing director based in New York. Hoit, who has more than 20 years of investment banking experience, will focus on providing advisory services to financial sponsors.   Hoit was previously a managing director in the

Silverfleet Capital, the European mid-market private equity house, has increased the size of its investment team in Munich with the appointment of Klaus Maurer as an executive.

Piper Jaffray has strengthened its US investment banking group with the appointment of Larry Zimmerman as a managing director and head of the industrials and financial sponsor coverage

Permira, an international private equity firm, has strengthened its global technology team with the hire of Brian Ruder, formerly of Francisco Partners, as partner and Bruce Chizen, for

Edison Venture Fund has promoted Chris Sugden, the chair of Edison’s investment committee, to managing partner.

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has announced that Suzanne Donohoe will join the firm’s global capital and asset management group as managing director and global head of the

Nexus India Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, has appointed media professional and angel investor Pradeep Guha as a venture adviser.