Stax LLC, a global strategy consulting firm specialising in commercial due diligence, value creation, and exit planning for private equity firms, PE-backed companies, hedge funds, and investment banks has appointed Brigette Lumpkins in the role of Business Development.  In this newly created position, Lumpkins is responsible for driving strategic business relationships to support the firm’s growth and business strategy for the Stax Data Analytics offering. Through a combination of proprietary tools, specialised teams, and deep knowledge of data analytics software and infrastructure, Stax Data Analytics helps management teams make data-driven decisions and drive organizstional change for continuously better use of

Multi-strategy hedge fund ExodusPoint has added Vittorio Martino, a senior fixed income salesman at Deutsche Bank, to its team in London, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a provider of post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has appointed Nashira Spencer as chief security officer (CSO), effective 7 November, 2022.  In this role, Spencer will be responsible for managing DTCC’s enterprise-wide global information security, physical security, employee safety, and crisis/incident management functions, ensuring a comprehensive and holistic approach to risk management and resilience across the organisation. Spencer will report to Tim Cuddihy, DTCC’s Group Chief Risk Officer.   Spencer brings 20 years of leadership and expertise in security management to DTCC, including serving the last six years as

San Franciso law firm Shartsis Friese has elected hedge fund partner Neil Koren as its new managing partner, according to report by the Recorder. Koren succeeds Art Shartsis, the 47-year-old firm’s co-founder and sole managing partner. The appointment of Koren, a partner in the firm’s investment advisory group, comes as co-founder Shartsis, who has led the midsize firm since its inception in 1975, prepares to step down at the end of the year. Koren, who has been a member of the firm for over 23 years, has advised a variety of hedge funds, venture, private equity and real estate funds

Horizon Software, a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has appointed Yannick Martin as Product Manager Agency, to oversee the increasing demand for agency trading. 

Prometheum, a FINRA and SEC regulated digital asset securities platform, has appointed Anoop Datta, the former Global Head of E-Trading Risk Management and Strategy at Goldman Sachs, as Chief Operations Officer of Prometheum ATS platform. 

US hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management is to lose the services of Risto Koivula, one of Europe’s most senior merger arbitrage specialists and a partner at the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Bin Zou, a former executive director of FX and Rates systematic trading strategies at Goldman Sachs has taken up the  position of macro quantitative researcher at hedge fund ExodusPoint, according to a report by eFinancial Careers. 

The Maples Group has appointed Kieran Fox as Director, Business Development for its fund services business in Europe. Fox, who brings nearly 25 years of experience to the role, most recently served as the Director of Business Development for Irish Funds, the representative body for the international fund and asset management community in Ireland. In this role, he led Irish Funds’ implementation of the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (AIFMD), drafted guidance on hedge fund administration for the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and oversaw a significant increase in asset manager members.  Fox has held a number of previous senior