Advent Software, a provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, has made two senior sales appointments. Jad Fares has been appointed regional sales manager for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and will
Minneapolis based Groveland Capital has hired David Cragg as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Cragg has extensive experience managing the operations of both hedge fund and mutual fund products. He was chief operating officer and chief financial officer
Suranya Capital Partners has hired Patrick Littlefield as head trader of its discretionary global macro fund. Littlefield joins the hedge fund run by Anu Murgai, formerly of Shumway Capital, from Quantitative Financial Strategies, where he was a senior trader. Littlefield
Jason Beaird has joined Steel Vine Investment Fund, a hedge fund specialising in commodity and stock options based in Nashville, Tennessee. Beaird will serve as partner and director of marketing, primarily focusing upon marketing to accredited high net worth and
Fortress Investment Group has appointed David Barry as a member of the company’s board, effective 1 January 2011. Barry will serve as a class I director. The board has also appointed Barry to its audit committee and nominating, corporate governance
Cowen Group has hired Amrit Agrawal as a managing director in the global capital markets group. Agrawal will be primarily responsible for advising corporate clients on financing solutions across the capital structure, including on acquisition finance. Agrawal will also assist
Heritage International Fund Managers (HIFM) has made a number of promotions following a successful 2012 in which the company saw growth in existing client business and new appointments within the fund services group. Norman Amey (pictured) has been promoted from
Schulte Roth & Zabel has appointed Taleah E Jennings as a partner. The firm has also promoted Laura Angel-Lalanne, Christopher H Giampapa, Rami Kidouchim, Brian T Kohn, Neil Robson and Cathy A Weist to special counsel. Jennings, Angel-Lalanne, Giampapa,
GLG, an investment manager and division of Man Group, has boosted its event driven team with the appointment of Simon Freeman as an asset manager. Freeman will report to Gerard Griffin, who joined GLG from Tisbury Capital Management earlier this
Appleby has made a number of changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of Frances Woo as group chairman. Woo (pictured) will succeed Peter Bubenzer who will be retiring from the Appleby Group on 31 March 2013, following a
