CloudMargin’s board of directors has appointed Stuart Connolly as CEO. Connolly, most recently Group CEO of TriOptima and a former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, replaces Steve Husk, who played an active part in the Board selection of the new chief executive.  Connolly begins his new role with immediate effect.   Mark Beeston, Managing Partner and Founder of Illuminate Financial Management, and Chairman of CloudMargin, says: “Our entire Board is excited to welcome Stuart Connolly as the CEO who will lead CloudMargin in the next phase of its growth.  Stuart is a well-known, respected industry figure who has been a key

Charles Cutshall has been named Chief Privacy Officer of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  Cutshall is responsible for providing policy and programmatic oversight of the CFTC’s privacy compliance activities and for managing privacy risks associated with the collection, maintenance, and use of personally identifiable information. “I am happy to welcome Charles to the CFTC. His expertise and skill set are great assets to CFTC and will complement and strengthen CFTC’s privacy program and enable us to address the challenges from an evolving privacy landscape and to continue to maintain the public’s trust,” says CFTC Executive Director Anthony Thompson. Prior

Following the recent acquisition of a majority stake in the Australian financial services provider Shaw and Partners, EFG has appointed veteran private banker Angela Bow as the new Deputy Head of the Asia Pacific Region based in Hong Kong. In her new role, Bow will work together with the existing management team to drive EFG’s growth ambitions for the Private Banking business in Asia Pacific with a focus on further enhancing the overall client experience in Investment Solutions and Wealth Solutions, and increasing EFG’s market penetration in dynamic key markets. She will report to Albert Chiu, Head of Asia Pacific

Frederik van Tuyll has been appointed to the Board of the holding company of Ocorian, a provider of bespoke administration and fiduciary services to corporate, institutional and private investors, and will take on the role of Chairman to help support and shape the business in its continued growth phase. A highly experienced and industry recognised figure, van Tuyl joins Ocorian following a distinguished career having first built a significant owner managed business across the Asia Pacific region, before joining Equity Trust as Head of Asia and then Chief Executive Officer of the group. Following the merger of Equity Trust and TMF Group,

Vistra, a global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, has appointed Anita Yu as Regional Compliance Director – North Asia, effective immediately.  Anita will be responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of Vistra’s compliance strategy in the region, covering markets including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.  Based in Hong Kong, she will report directly to Chief Compliance Officer Tanya Scott-Tomlin. Yu is a seasoned compliance professional with 20 years of experience in compliance, business development and client services. She joins Vistra from a global investment management firm with key operations in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Paris and Dublin. Prior

Christine Trent Parker has joined Reed Smith as a partner resident in the firm’s New York office. Parker joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, where she was a member of its Commodities, Futures and Derivatives, and Capital Markets groups. 

FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and services, has appointed Franck Gossieaux as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Sales and Client Solutions.  In this role, Gossieaux will be responsible for overseeing all global sales and client activities for FactSet.   Gossieaux joined FactSet in 2004 as part of its acquisition of JCF Group and has since held multiple senior leadership roles at the Company in both Europe and North America, including leading the EMEA and Americas sales teams. He has been instrumental in expanding FactSet across key markets and has global experience covering enterprise-level client relationships.

Artivest, an independent digital platform for alternative funds, has appointed Paul Nobile as Chief Marketing Officer, a new position for the company. Nobile (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience as an award-winning marketing and communications leader for asset and wealth managers. He is based in New York City and reports directly to James Waldinger, Founder and CEO of Artivest. At Artivest, Nobile takes responsibility for marketing and communications strategy and execution across a broad range of owned, earned and paid disciplines. As a senior leader, he will partner with teams across the business to position the firm’s value proposition and

Conyers has appointed Nicholas Pattman as a Partner in the Corporate practice in the Cayman Islands. Pattman advises on a broad range of corporate and finance matters with particular experience in venture capital, private equity and hedge funds.  “With a move to new offices, new branding for the firm and some recent key strategic hires, it is an exciting time to join Conyers in Cayman. I am looking forward to collaborating with colleagues and offices from across the network and playing a part in the continued growth and overall success of the firm,” says Pattman.   Kevin Butler, Partner &

Mariner Investment Group, a global alternative asset manager and subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA (ORIX USA), has appointed Edward G (EG” Fisher III, as co-Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and head of liquid market strategies.  Mariner founder Bill Michaelcheck will assume the role of co-Chief Investment Officer and continue with his responsibilities as lead portfolio manager for Mariner’s flagship multi-strategy hedge fund as will Matt Shulman in his role as deputy portfolio manager.   Fisher has more than 29 years of industry experience and 18 years of proprietary trading experience. He joins Mariner from BNY Mellon Bank where he was Managing