Reed Smith has appointed fund finance partner Bronwen Jones to the firm’s Financial Industry Group in London. Jones (pictured), joins from Macfarlanes, where she led the investment fund finance group and previously served as the firm’s head of finance. As a key player in the funds finance market in London, Jones brings a wealth of experience at a key moment of growth for Reed Smith’s funds finance practice.   Ranked Band One in the 2017 Chambers UK Directory for Banking & Finance, Jones represents banks, other financial institutions, sponsors, general partners and fund managers on a range of fund finance

SANNE has appointed Hannah Correll Jaeger as Head of Client Relationship Management – Americas, to support the company’s strategic growth. In her new role, Jaeger (pictured), will build the SANNE brand in the Americas and represent SANNE’s full suite of global services. Jaeger is based in SANNE’s New York office, and is responsible for building and maintaining all client and intermediary relationship while overseeing business development, marketing, and sales.     Jaeger joins SANNE from Vistra Group (previously Orangefield) where she held the role of Director of Business Development. In her previous position, Jaeger focused on the alternatives investment industry,

Morrison & Foerster has appointed Susan Gault-Brown as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Group in Washington DC. Gault-Brown (pictured), comes to Morrison & Foerster from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and was also a senior counsel in the Division of Investment Management’s Office of Chief Counsel at the SEC prior to entering private practice. Gault-Brown brings to the firm significant experience in investment management, FinTech, and financial services.   “The diverse practice that Susan brings to the firm, particularly her extensive expertise in investment management, further strengthens our talented global finance group,” says Gary Lee, co-chair of Morrison

Independent hedge fund administration specialist Custom House Global Fund Services has appointed David Barry as Chief Operations Officer (COO) responsible for the oversight and management of Custom House’s global administration team. Barry (pictured), will split his time between the group’s Dublin and Malta offices.   “We are delighted to welcome David back to Custom House. We look to his experience in the alternative asset space to ensure the firm’s continuous commitment to offering best-in-class service to our clients as a leading independent fund administrator,” says Helen Breen, CFO of Custom House. “David will oversee our global operating model and is

Mark Shore has joined Coquest Advisors as Director of Educational Research. Shore will be responsible for developing educational materials, workshops and webinars as well as aid in client outreach to help investors, wealth advisors and other industry participants learn about managed futures. As a futures industry ambassador, he’ll also work to increase visibility of the Coquest Advisors brand. Shore is an adjunct professor at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and has a multi-decade background in research and trading in the derivatives business.   “Mark brings gravitas to this position having lived and breathed derivatives research and trading for

LUX Fund Technology and Solutions (LUX FTS), a business and technology solutions provider for the alternative asset industry, has hired Christopher Bloechle as chief technology officer. The company has also promoted founding partner, Mark Christine, to Chief Innovation Officer. “We are delighted to welcome Chris as he brings his expertise, having worked at one of the largest global hedge funds,” says Nik Takmopoulos (pictured), Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of LUX FTS. “Serving the day-to-day needs of clients, Chris’ institutional knowledge will help the company to better serve larger funds as well as allow us to scale the Transcend

SmartStream Technologies, a financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions provider, has appointed Vincent Kilcoyne as head of product management and promoted Christian Schiebl to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kilcoyne will be responsible for the management of all product lifecycles from inception to delivery. He brings over 30 years of industry experience in leading and advising financial and technology organisations. He started his career as an analyst programmer for the Bank of Ireland, before spending a number of years designing and implementing a variety of retail banking, trading and equity settlement systems for Anglo Irish Bankcorp.     Prior to joining SmartStream, Kilcoyne has held

Hilco Valuation Services has appointed Tom Boniface as Vice President of Business Development for the Midwest Region of the United States, supporting the Valuation, Monetisation and Advisory platforms. Boniface will be based in Chicago and will have the specific responsibilities of both maintaining our existing relationships and creating new relationships with financial institutions, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and other professional service firms.   Boniface has been with Hilco since 2015, most recently serving in a Director role, primarily supporting renewal valuations for existing appraisal customers. In this role, he worked closely with many of Hilco Valuation Services’

Morrow Sodali has appointed David Shammai as Corporate Governance Director – Cross Border. Shammai joins from APG Asset Management, the Dutch pension fund manager, where in his role as senior corporate governance specialist he was involved in voting, policy, and engagement. Based in the London office, Shammai will focus on the firm’s growing corporate governance activities across its European offices.   Together with Morrow Sodali’s expanding team of corporate governance professionals, Shammai will work to further develop the firm’s governance services – ranging from benchmarking and assessments of governance practice to board advisory on engagement with investors.   “At Morrow

Kane LPI, specialists in the development and management of administration solutions in the international Life, Pension & Investment sector, has appointed of Alain Fournier (pictured), as Head of Kane LPI Fund Administration Services, with immediate effect.