Ocorian has appointed Owen Jones as head of infrastructure. He will be part of chief operating officer Carole Murphy’s team as the fund administration, capital markets, corporate and fiduciary services specislist strengthens its focus on business transformation across the group. Jones has a proven track record delivering and supporting major transformation programmes within stringent regulatory requirements. He will be working to streamline Ocarina’s environment while enhancing user service and driving cost effectiveness. He will be based in London, helping to lead Ocorian’s global IT journey to the cloud.

Battery Ventures has promoted eight investors across its four offices worldwide including three principals who work closely with the firm’s general partners to manage investments: Brandon Gleklen, based in New York; Dillon Joyce, in San Francisco; and Justin Rosner, in Boston. Gleklen, who joined the technology-focused investment firm in 2015, focuses on early- and growth-stage investments in business-software and consumer-tech companies, while Joyce and Rosner specialise in later-stage deals. Joyce joined the firm in 2016 and focuses on growth and majority-growth investments in business-software and industry-specific software companies. Rosner, who has worked at Battery since 2014, focuses on growth and

Angeles Equity Partners (Angeles) has promoted Sam Heischuber and Sameer Patel to managing director, and Max Schechter to principal, head of business development. Heischuber is responsible for the evaluation, due diligence, and execution of new investment opportunities at Angeles Equity Partners, primarily in the building products, distribution, and transportation and logistics sectors. Heischuber joined the firm in 2016 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Angeles portfolio companies, including Freymiller and RōBEX. Patel joined Angeles Equity Partners at its inception in 2014 and is responsible for the evaluation, due diligence, and execution of new investment opportunities, primarily

Patient Square Capital has appointed Colin Shannon as a senior advisor. Shannon was most recently chairman and chief executive officer at global contract research organisation PRA Health Sciences (formerly PRA International). During his time as CEO of PRA Health Sciences, revenue of the company grew over seven-fold from less than $460mm to over $3.3 billion. Prior to PRA Health Sciences, Shannon was at pharmaceutical product development Inc. (PPD), where he held various executive roles, including executive vice president of Global Clinical Operations. Other key positions included chief operating officer for European operations, vice president and chief financial and administrative officer

Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods, a brand specialising in, nutritious plant-based frozen foods made from simple ingredients Ana portfolio company of Vestar Capital has appointed seasoned CPG executive Andy Reichgut has chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Backstop Solutions Group, a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has appointed Michael Neuman as the company’s first chief information security officer (CISO). As CISO, Neuman will lead Backstop’s efforts in elevating compliance standards internally, and providing strategic counsel to Backstop’s clients to help them better adhere to security by design principles across their organisations. Neuman will also be responsible for the areas of privacy and trust, helping to expand Backstop’s expertise in these evolving areas of regulation and compliance.   Neuman previously served as vice president, information security at Backstop, where he played a significant role in

Brewer Lane Ventures (BLV), a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the future of financial services, has appointed Douglas Kim as operating partner. David Castellani, formerly operating principal at Brewer Lane Ventures, has also been promoted to operating partner. Kim will partner with portfolio company founders to provide strategic guidance and execution expertise as they scale their businesses. Kim’s entrepreneurial experience includes the founding of Pega Cloud – the $250 million enterprise SaaS business of Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA), as well as Talksender, a rich media email marketing company. Kim was also a founding executive at NovaSoft, a

G2 Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on emerging technologies driving sustainable transformation across traditional industries, has promoted Jake Tauscher to partner. Tauscher first worked with the G2 team in 2019 as an intern, then joined full-time as an Investor in 2020. He is a board observer at G2 portfolio companies Light Guide Systems, AiDash, and Nikola Labs and helps lead the firm’s work on topics including artificial intelligence and machine learning, carbon markets, electrification, and industrial decarbonisation.  Prior to joining G2, Tauscher invested in large industrial companies at Advent International, working in diverse sectors including water, distribution, manufacturing,

Mercer, a global leader in redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, has appointed Gene Lohmeyer, CFA, as US Not-for-Profit (NFP) chief investment officer.

Asian dealmaker Alex To has been appointed as the CEO of CDH Investments, an alternative investment fund manager with a focus on China, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as revealing that To, the former co-head of Bank of America Corp’s Asia Pacific investment banking, is to become a partner at CDH Investments when he takes up his new role in the coming months. Having begun life back in 2002 as a private equity platform, CDH Investments has since moved into other areas and lists venture and growth capital, real assets, private credit, equities and