Alternative investment firm Värde Partners has appointed Mona Girotra as Global Head of Consultant Relations in its Business Development and Investor Relations group. Based in New York, Mona will focus on developing Värde’s relationships with consultants and institutional advisers around the world. She will also work with a diverse group of institutional investors in the Americas.   “Consultants play a critical role in our industry, providing many of our investors around the globe with a range of services, including evaluating new products and opportunities, advising on portfolio construction and performing manager due diligence,” says Jon Fox, Partner and Global Head

Saxo Bank has announced two changes to its Board of Management designed to further strengthen client focus, corporate governance and strategy execution. Members of the Board of Management are appointed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Management now consists of CEO Kim Fournais (pictured), Deputy CEO and COO Søren Kyhl, CFRO Steen Blaafalk and CCO Damian Bunce.   The changes strengthen Saxo Bank’s leadership and accountability in the Board of Management in relation to clients, shareholders, Board of Directors, regulators and employees.   With Damian Bunce as a new member of the Board of Management, Saxo further increases

Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has appointed Leen Meijaard, former Blackrock executive, as a senior advisor, effective 1 November. Leen (pictured), will act as a consultant, advising on the Europe and Middle East institutional business, working with Dik van Lomwel, head of EMEA and LatAm.   Leen was a member of Blackrock’s EMEA executive committee for nearly a decade and held managing director roles at the firm, including most recently head of Blackrock EMEA iShares and previously head of Blackrock EMEA Institutional. Before joining Blackrock in 2002 he worked for Fidelity and Robeco.   Dik van Lomwel,

Qbera Capital has appointed Charlie Laughton-Scott as Chairman of the company, with effect from 1 November 2018.   Jean-Francois Lambert who has helped guide Qbera Capital since inception as Chairman is to become a non-executive board member to the company and will continue to remain as a key advisor.   Qbera Capital’s CEO and Founder Ali Shafqat, says: “As the founding Chairman of the group Jean-Francois’ contribution has been key in helping us build our business into the fast-growing Asset Manager & Advisory Business that it is today. We have been immensely lucky to have been chaired by Jean-Francois for

CloudMargin, creator of a cloud-native collateral and margin management solution, has appointed Daniel Schwartz, a 20-year veteran of financial products, markets and technology leadership, as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Based in the New York office of the London-based company, Schwartz reports to CEO Steve Husk.    Schwartz has extensive experience in financial risk management, derivatives, trading, structuring, business strategy, technology and operations across a broad spectrum of fixed income and equity products, including at several of the world’s leading banks. He also founded two strategic technology consulting firms and served some of the largest Fortune 1000 companies. In the

Cobalt, a foreign exchange (FX) post-trade processing network based on shared infrastructure and high performance technology, has appointed FX specialist Anoushka Rayner as global head of sales and business development. Rayner brings over 20 years of experience in the FX industry to Cobalt. She has held a number of high-profile roles, most recently as business manager and global FX sales specialist at Traiana. Prior to this she worked as sales director at smartTrade Technologies and as global head of FX option sales at FXCMPro, the institutional arm of Forex Capital Markets.   Rayner will be responsible for managing Cobalt’s commercial

Robeco has appointed Ed Collinge as Global Head of Insurance Strategy. Collinge previously worked at Invesco, where he led the European Institutional Insurance team. In this newly created position, Collinge (pictured), will work with Robeco’s client teams around the world on developing specific investment solutions for insurance clients. He will report to Christoph von Reiche, Head of Global Distribution & Marketing.   Prior to his position at Invesco, Collinge was a senior member of Global Insurance Solutions at JP Morgan Asset Management where he was responsible for insurance coverage for the UK, Ireland, the Nordics and South Africa. Previous roles

Campbell Lutyens, one of the leading global private capital advisors, is pleased to announce that Michele Kinner has joined as a US Advisory Director. Kinner has over 30 years of experience in private equity and banking. Most recently, she was a Partner at Quilvest Private Equity, where she was responsible for the firm’s private equity investments in the US. She is now a Senior Advisor at the firm. Prior to joining Quilvest in 2005, Kinner managed private fund investments for Royal Bank of Canada. Previously, she was with JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors for over 22 years, where she led

Northern Trust has appointed Dane Fannin as global head of securities lending. Mark Snowdon has been appointed to lead Capital Markets for the firm in Asia-Pacific (APAC). Fannin, who joined Northern Trust in London in 2006, was most recently head of Capital Markets for APAC, based in Hong Kong. He will relocate to Chicago to take up his new role, effective 1 January 2019. Fannin will report to Michael Vardas, global head of Northern Trust Capital Markets, working closely with Andy Clayton, head of Capital Markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa.   “Securities lending has a critical role to

AMX has appointed Aaron Overy as Head of Client and Manager Development as part of the platform’s wider growth strategy. Overy has over 20 years’ industry experience and joins from Northern Trust where he was Senior Vice President of Asset Management. He has a wealth of experience championing Tax Transparent Funds in the wider industry and a keen focus on driving enhanced governance, risk control and cost efficiencies.   At AMX, Overy will focus on further accelerating the growth of the exchange by leading teams tasked with expanding new manager and client relationships.   Overy’s appointment also coincides with two