GMT Communications Partners, a private equity investor focused on the communications sector in Europe, has appointed Bernard Gray to the GMT Industry Council, a network of media industry experts who provide market perspective on the communications industry. Gray was recently appointed chairman of Magicalia, the digital cross media publisher and platform provider, and Group GTI, a graduate recruitment business.  He was previously chairman of TSL Education, the educational publisher. Prior to taking up the appointment at TSL in 2005, Gray was for five years chief executive of CMP Information, the UK media arm of United Business Media. Gray was also

Credit Suisse has appointed Andy Stewart to the asset management division as managing director and head of the liquid alternatives business, effective 1 December 2010. Stewart joins Credit Suisse Asset Management from Man Investments, where he was president and chief operating officer in the US, responsible for business management and overall supervision of the firm’s activities in the US market.  He was also global head of managed accounts, charged with oversight of Man’s managed account initiatives globally.  In his new role at Credit Suisse, Stewart will be responsible for further developing and expanding the liquid alternatives business – which includes

Emerging Capital Partners, a private equity group focused on Africa, has appointed former World Bank executive Marie-France Mathes as managing director and head of investor relations.  Mathes will lead efforts to strengthen communications with ECP limited partners. The firm looks toward a range of potential acquisitions from its third USD613m pan-African fund, the largest private equity fund ever raised for growth equity investing across Africa. ECP also expects to exit a number of current investments made from prior funds. "This appointment highlights ECP’s unequivocal commitment to communicating with investors," says Hurley Doddy, co-chief executive of ECP. "Marie-France is a private

Mario Mancuso, former US under secretary of commerce for industry and security and senior Pentagon official, has joined law firm Fried Frank as a partner resident in its Washington, DC and New York offices.  Mancuso is a prominent authority on international security matters and the US government’s regulation of international economic activities particularly with respect to foreign direct investment in the US and US export control laws and regulations. During his tenure in government, he played a leading role in key initiatives including the regulation of foreign direct investment; export controls, economic sanctions and anti-boycott programs; and strategic technology and

Bertram Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in California, has promoted Ryan Craig and Stephanie Ho to principal. Craig leads the firm’s investment in One Distribution (Supra Footwear and KR3W Apparel) and also serves as a director with Bertram general partner Ken Drazan on the firm’s investment in Genascis. Craig joined Bertram Capital in 2006 and is a founding member of the firm’s investment team, focusing on deal execution and portfolio company management in the healthcare and consumer sectors. Prior to Bertram, Craig worked on strategic transactions for Health Net, one of the country’s largest managed care organisations. Ho leads

iNovia Capital, an early stage venture capital fund manager, has appointed angel investor Geoff Judge and entrepreneur investor Kevin Swan as partner and principal, respectively. Judge is an entrepreneur, operator and active angel. He was senior vice president and general manager of the media division at 24/7 Real Media, and a co-founder of the company. He was formerly the president of Interactive Imaginations, one of three companies that merged to form 24/7 Media in 1997. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Judge spent nine years at American Express in the card division in several roles including vice president and general manager,

General Atlantic, a growth equity firm, has named J. Frank Brown, the dean of Insead, as a managing director of the firm. Brown will complete his term at Insead in March 2011 and will join General Atlantic in June 2011.   William E. Ford, chief executive officer of General Atlantic, says: “We have known Frank for nearly three decades, initially as an adviser to General Atlantic and since then as a close friend of the firm. Along with his broad network of international business relationships, Frank brings a depth of business acumen, leadership skill and operating experience that will be

Ambit Capital has appointed Saurabh Mukherjea as head of equities at the managing director level, strengthening its institutional equities business. Mukherjea will join Ambit after completing his gardening leave, which he is currently serving. The equity business will now be headed by Mukherjea, leaving Andrew Holland to continue to focus on Ambit’s investment advisory business full time. Mukherjea and Holland will report directly to Ashok Wadhwa (pictured). Wadhwa says: "Under Andrew’s leadership, Ambit’s equities business has made a substantial mark in the competitive landscape in the last few years because of its focus on strong research and client satisfaction. Our