San Francisco investment firm CMEA Capital has appointed Brett Cummings (pictured) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As CFO, he will assist the firm’s portfolio companies to help share knowledge and best practices across management teams. John Haag, who previously handled the roles of COO and CFO, has been promoted to Chief Operating Partner, charged with managing the overall operations for CMEA. He will continue to work with the firm’s Managing Directors to set and execute the company’s strategy. Cummings joined CMEA Capital in 2007 as Controller and was previously a senior associate at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). While at PwC, he

Arma Partners has hired Andrés Pieczanski as a partner in the firm’s London office where he will provide strategic advisory services to clients globally and will lead the Communications Technology and Semiconductor practice.   Previously, Pieczanski was a Managing Director and Head of the European Communications Practice at Jefferies, which he joined in 2003 following the acquisition of Broadview International.   Paul Guely, Arma’s Managing Partner, says: “Andrés is an accomplished Technology M&A advisor, with deep domain expertise, a broad network of relationships and extensive transaction experience. I am delighted that he has agreed to join Arma.”   Pieczanski has

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP has appointed Ian Schwartz (pictured)as a Corporate partner in the Firm’s Asset Management/Private Equity Funds Group resident in the New York office. Schwartz focuses his practice primarily on the formation and operation of private equity funds. He has also served as counsel in numerous multi-billion dollar and middle-market private investment fund-raisings for institutional and boutique sponsors both in and outside the United States across a wide variety of investment strategies. "Ian’s depth of knowledge and expertise will complement our preeminent private equity practice. His addition to the Firm further strengthens our ability to

Michael E Ducey has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management, LLC, and to the Board’s Audit and Conflicts Committees, effective immediately. Ducey’s appointment will bring the number of independent directors on Apollo’s Board to four out of a total of eight Board seats. Ducey was most recently with Compass Minerals International, Inc, from March 2002 to May 2006, where he served in a variety of roles, including as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director prior to his retirement in May 2006. Prior to joining Compass Minerals International, Inc, Ducey worked for nearly 30 years at

Andrew Given, former partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has joined growth equity firm General Atlantic (GA) as a Senior Vice President. In this role, Given will provide financial expertise to the firm and its portfolio companies as part of its global Resources Group, with specific focus on GA’s investments in Europe. GA’s Resources Group consists of several experienced executives who provide functional expertise to the firm’s investment teams and portfolio companies in a number of areas including technology, finance, operations, global delivery and human capital. GA’s investment strategy is characterised by its active value-added approach to building growth companies in partnership

Media investment specialist Ingenious Group has appointed Neil Forster (pictured) as its Chief Operating Officer. Forster was previously the group’s Finance Director, with responsibility for all financial management and governance, having joined the company in 2008. In his new role, Forster will maintain his responsibility for the group’s financial management whilst also overseeing operational and strategic implementation across Ingenious’ divisions.   Prior to joining Ingenious, Forster was Group Finance Director at Hat Trick Productions, one of the UK’s most successful producers of comedy, entertainment and drama programming. He has also held various senior finance roles within the European television business

Industry Ventures LLC has appointed industry veteran Robert May as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. May has successfully led and managed financial reporting, limited partner relations and operations across a number of venture capital firms, most notably serving as CFO and COO with leading Silicon Valley firms including Founders Fund and Thomas Weisel Venture Partners.   Additionally, the firm has appointed Jay Ganatra as an associate working on secondary direct investment transactions, as well as limited partnership interests. "Our firm has experienced accelerated growth as the secondary market overall continues to expand and liquidity needs for pre-IPO businesses

Alternative investments veteran Anita R Rosenberg has been elected to the board of directors os Golub Capital BDC Inc. Alternative investments veteran Anita R Rosenberg has been elected to the board of directors os Golub Capital BDC Inc. Rosenberg joins the board with over two decades of experience in the financial service industry with a substantial background in alternative investments.  She was a partner and portfolio manager of Harris Alternatives, LLC, and its predecessor, Harris Alternatives, LP, from 1999 until her retirement in 2009 and also served on the Board of Trustees for The Catherine Cook School of Chicago from