Kleinwort Benson Bank has appointed Sally Tennant as chief executive, effective from mid-January 2011 subject to regulatory approval. Tennant joins from Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, the Swiss private bank, where she was chief executive of its London-based private banking operation.
Alternative investment firm Permal Group has appointed Marilyn Schaja, formerly at Ivy Asset Management, to the Permal Americas sales team as senior vice president and head of US distribution channels. Schaja, who started on 4 October, reports to Joshua Levine,
Arnaud Apffel has joined Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management as managing director, head of global investment solutions for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Apffel will oversee all global investment solutions activities across all asset classes for EMEA. Based in Geneva,
Permian Capital Management, the San Francisco-based digital asset manager, has appointed financial industry executive, Josh Kernan, as Global Head of Distribution. “Josh is a proven financial services executive who understands the demands of institutional investors,” says Shaunak Mali, Partner and
BlockTower Capital co-founder Ari Paul (pictured), has been appointed to the advisory board of Caspian, an institutional-grade crypto trading platform. Caspian now connects to more than 25 exchanges and has 12 funds on its beta platform, with eight more clients
Northern Trust has appointed Liam Butler as head of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services in Europe. “Since the establishment of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services we have seen an increasing demand in particular for our middle office services across the
James Caird Asset Management has hired Ian Newton and Matthew Addison from the special situations team at Cheyne Capital. Newton joins James Caird with over 17 years’ experience in special situations investment management with extensive experience in risk arbitrage and
Tim Clipstone has joined the Guernsey office of Ogier as a partner in its top-tier investment fund team. Clipstone (pictured), has a strong reputation for his work with offshore investment funds, specialising in investment fund structuring, equity fundraising, mergers and
Commodity hedge fund manager Global Advisors has appointed Paul Russell as chief operating officer. Russell’s responsibilities will include all of the business aspects of Global Advisors including infrastructure, finance, legal, resources management and third-party outsourcing arrangements. Daniel Masters, co-principal
Dillon Eustace has appointed Derbhil O’Riordan as a partner for its recently established Cayman Islands office. O’Riordan (pictured) previously worked at the firm’s Dublin headquarters and will continue to work for its hedge funds practice, servicing both Irish and Cayman
