Griffin Capital Company has appointed Mark M Goldberg as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Griffin Capital Securities (GCS), Griffin Capital’s captive broker-dealer and distributor. He will also serve as Executive Vice President of Griffin Capital.  In his new position with GCS, Goldberg will assume a variety of responsibilities, including executing the strategic direction and agenda of GCS’s equity sales programs, driving penetration through its distribution channels, enhancing national accounts presence, marketing integration, events coordination, and operational processes. Goldberg will also join the senior executive team to further develop the shape of Griffin Capital’s strategic vision and policies.   Kevin A Shields,

Inverness Graham, a private investment firm focused on high growth, innovative manufacturing, technology and services companies, has made three promotions – Chris Frystock to Vice President, Matt Moran to Principal, Head of Business Development and Sean Dougherty to Vice President, Executive Partnerships & Direct Sourcing.  Ken Graham, Senior Managing Principal, says: “We pride ourselves on our promote from within approach and continuous improvement culture. Chris, Matt, and Sean have all demonstrated the skills and character we look for at Inverness Graham and it gives me great pleasure to reward their hard work.  These promotions are well-deserved and I look forward to

83North, an international venture capital firm with operations in Europe and Israel, has appointed Joe Tucci as a special Adviser. Until September 2016, Tucci was the CEO and Chairman of EMC. He joined EMC in 2000 and led it to become one of the world’s leading and most respected technology companies. In 2016, EMCmerged with Dell, a global IT company. The deal was one of the biggest technology mergers in recent history and valued EMC at USD67 billion. Tucci stepped down from the organisation following the closure of the deal. Today, he is the Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of GTY Technology

UK mid market private equity specialist Graphite Capital has announced a number of promotions and appointments including the promotion of Mike Innes to Graphite’s Management Board. Innes joined Graphite in 2005 and has led and structured a variety of investments, including Beck & Pollitzer, Trenchard Aviation and Dominion Gas. He has a particular focus on the industrial and energy sectors.   In addition, Liam McGivern has been promoted to investment director and Denise Bartolo to director of investor relations. McGivern joined Graphite in 2014 and has since been working on a number of transactions in the services sector, including Graphite’s

Anisha Malhotra has joined GPB Capital as a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets. Malhotra is a member of GPB Capital’s Accounting and Finance Team, and is responsible for handling all debt financing needs across the firm’s portfolio of operating companies. “We remain committed to enhancing operations, collaboration, and engagement throughout our organisation as we continue to grow,” says David Gentile, Founder and CEO of GPB Capital. “Anisha’s wide range of debt financing expertise will help us place our income-producing, middle-market operating companies in a stronger position to achieve their long-term goals. Her insights also enable us and our

Dave Famolari has been named managing director for Hearst Ventures. He will report to Scott English, Hearst Ventures senior managing director and head of US investments. Famolari comes to Hearst from Verizon, where he served as a director of the ventures arm of the company since 2013. During his time at Verizon Ventures, Famolari oversaw investment portfolio expansion across industries, technologies and market sectors, including investments in Beamr, FanDuel, Playsight, PrecisionHawk, Skyward and Swiftmile.   “Dave brings a wealth of experience to the Hearst Ventures team,” says English. “As we continue to grow and diversify our investment portfolio, we’ll benefit

Cooper Parry Corporate Finance has promoted Ben Rookes to partner. Rookes joined the firm as a graduate 15 years ago and has risen through the ranks from associate to partner, becoming a fundamental member of the team. During his career, Rookes has been involved in a number of significant deals including BGF’s recent investment in Johnsons Aggregates and Recycling.   Cooper Parry Corporate Finance has also appointed Tom Summers as a senior manager. He joined the firm from RSM.   Summers’ experience includes company sales, management buy-outs and private equity transactions, including a number of sales to overseas trade buyers.

Bank Leumi has made three key hires to its growing legal team in recent months. Christopher Gawley was appointed First Vice President in May, while Gerri Alfino and Sol Bernstein recently joined the bank as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, and First Vice President, respectively. Gawley will provide legal counsel to Leumi Investment Services (LISI), Leumi’s brokerage subsidiary, across areas including sales and trading, marketing, research, compliance and new product review. He will also work with Leumi’s private banking and special loans divisions. Gawley was previously counsel and Head of Litigation for Leumi. Alfino manages Leumi’s legal department, partnering

Law firm Howard Kennedy has strengthened its Corporate team with the appointment of new partner Jonathan Polin. Polin joined the firm on 12 June from Dentons, where he was a partner in its London office focusing on large, complex and international M&A deals. He trained at Berwin Leighton and was previously a partner with Salans from 2002 until it combined with SNR Denton to create Dentons in 2013.   He brings to the firm a long and strong track record in complex and international M&A and disposals of both private and public companies, listings on AIM and the London Stock