Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital has promoted president and chief operating officer (COO) Karen Morgan to chief executive officer (CEO). Morgan succeeds John Bohn, a former commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission, who will continue as Executive Chairman. Morgan and Bohn co-founded RET Capital in 2012 along with Christian Fong, who today becomes the company’s new chief operating officer and chief investment officer. The trio will continue to work together closely on corporate strategy and operations. “We came together as partners and focused on gathering a team of top talent, attracting flexible capital that can move through market changes,

 ​Growth equity firm General Atlantic has promoted Jörn Nikolay to managing director and Roni Elchahal, Andrew Ferrer, and Rajat Sood to principal.  Nikolay leads the firm’s Munich office. Elchahal is responsible for the firm’s EMEA capital partnering effort based in London, and Ferrer and Sood are senior investment professionals in the firm’s New York and Mumbai offices, respectively. The promotions will be effective as of 1 January, 2016.   “Jörn has significantly expanded our presence in Germany and we are proud to promote him to managing director in recognition of his contributions to the firm,” says Bill Ford, CEO of

Wynnchurch Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it is expanding its presence on the West Coast with the addition of Scott Fitch, who has joined the firm as a Managing Director.  Fitch is based in Los Angeles and is focused on sourcing new investment opportunities that fit Wynnchurch's operations-oriented investment approach. "Wynnchurch's origination strategy has always been a highly distinguishing factor of our investment model," says Wynnchurch's Managing Partner John Hatherly (pictured). "We are excited to have Scott join our team and lead our West Coast business development efforts. Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has appointed Mike Clarke to its investment team covering the North of England.  This is the third appointment BGF has announced this quarter as the firm continues to expand its presence across Yorkshire, the North East and the North West.   Clarke, who will be based in the Leeds office, joins BGF’s 60-strong nationwide team responsible for identifying investment opportunities and managing the deal process from origination through to completion. BGF’s investors also provide support either as board members or observers in the companies they back.   Before BGF, Clarke gained over eight years’ experience in

TMF Group, a leading global provider of high-value business services, has announced its intent to transform its Capital Markets and SPV business with two high-profile additions to its senior management team. Jeroen van Zanten, recruited from Citco, becomes Global Head of Capital Markets & SPV.   Van Zanten, who will spearhead the transformation of TMF Group's Capital Markets offering, has over 20 years’ experience working with Private Equity and Real Estate (PERE) Funds, High Net Worth Individuals and Corporate and Multinational clients from across the world.   "TMF Group holds a unique and exciting position in this sector,” he says.

OpenLink, a specialist in trading and risk management solutions to the energy, commodities, corporate, and financial services industries, has appointed John O’Malleyas CEO, effective immediately.  O’Malley takes over from Mark Greene who announced his intention to retire earlier this year. Greene will continue to serve on the OpenLink Board as an independent director. O’Malley has successfully led several technology and private equity backed portfolio companies from start-up to maturity in growth markets. Most recently, O’Malley was an Operating Partner for Thoma Bravo after being hired as CEO of Digital Insight, a portfolio company that was acquired by NCR. Previously, he

Financial services investment and advisory firm Anthemis Group has appointed Erica Young as director, based in London.   An experienced industrial designer, Young will apply design methodologies to the innovation challenges and opportunities facing Anthemis’ advisory clients and portfolio companies. She will join Anthemis’ advisory team and report to Nadeem Shaikh, founder and president of Anthemis Group.   Young joins Anthemis Group from Insight Robotics Ltd, where she held the position of chief product officer and now serves as advisor to the organisation. Young has extensive experience in developing and manufacturing products in China for international markets and has worked

French private equity company Activa Capital has appointed Mathilde Sergent, 30, as Manager. Prior to joining Activa Capital, Sergent worked for five years as M&A Associate at Nomura where she worked on many investment opportunities in the Consumer goods, Distribution and Transport & Infrastructure industries. Sergent is a graduate of HEC.

Karolinska Development AB has appointed experienced life science investor Viktor Drvota MD PhD as the firm’s new Chief Investment Officer.  Terje Kalland MD PhD, the Company's Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, will retire from both positions effective 31 December, 2015. Dr Drvota joins Karolinska Development from SEB Venture Capital, where he has been Head of Life Science since 2002 and a senior investment manager. Prior to this he was a practising cardiologist at Huddinge University Hospital in Stockholm for 11 years, and since 2002, Associate Professor in Cardiology at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. During his time with SEB