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SANNE has appointed Stuart Harris as Director of Global Facilities to support the ongoing enhancement of the firm’s growing services and strategic development.
Harris (pictured), will drive the strategic direction of facilities management across the 15 jurisdictions in which SANNE operates. He brings with him 30 years of experience that has included the management of multi-million-pound facility and real estate schemes, and M&A projects across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the UK.
Harris joins SANNE from FIS Global, where he was director of real estate for the EMEA region. He managed all M&A and integration projects covering 77
Sycomore AM has appointed Brice Prunas and Jessica Poon as senior global analysts. Both join the investment team, which now includes 19 professionals.
These appointments are designed to allow Sycomore to broaden its research universe to include the United States and Asia and to strengthen its expertise, notably in the IT Services & Software, Technology and Consumer Goods & Services sectors worldwide.
Prunas, 43, has close to 20 years’ experience in the analysis of listed companies and has developed recognised expertise in IT Services & Software and Technology as a whole. After serving as a European Equity analyst at
Trium Capital has appointed Donald Pepper as co-head of the firm Capital alongside co-founder Shenan Dhanani.
With a career spanning over 30 years, Pepper has a wealth of hedge fund and alternative UCITS fund experience, including time with Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage Sales, and Merrill Lynch as managing director of Prime Brokerage for EMEA. In this role, Pepper worked on the launch of the MLIS UCITS platform in 2007.
Pepper moved to the “buy side” in 2008 when he became head of alternatives at New Star and, upon its acquisition, head of hedge funds at Henderson Global Investors. In
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Brett Redfearn (pictured), as Director of the agency’s Division of Trading and Markets.
The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets establishes and maintains standards for fair, orderly, and efficient markets. The division oversees the major securities market participants and infrastructure including, among others, broker-dealers, self-regulatory organisations (including stock exchanges, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and clearing agencies), alternative trading systems, and transfer agents.
“Brett’s extensive markets experience and his longstanding, active engagement with investors, financial services firms, exchanges, and the SEC make him exceptionally well
Crestbridge has strengthened its Jersey Management Company (ManCo) with the hire of Gunther Thumann, a former economist for the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Thumann joins as an adviser and will focus on developing the Jersey ManCo from a strategic perspective.
Thumann was recently appointed as the chairman of Jersey Finance and has previously worked as chief executive and chairman of the board of Brevan Howard Capital Management; he brings a breadth of experience and connections across the finance industry in both Jersey and beyond, which will benefit the business’ ManCo clients and Crestbridge as a whole.
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Axioma has appointed Blake Grossman to the company’s Board of Directors.
“We are delighted to welcome Blake to the Board of Directors of Axioma and we look forward to benefiting from his extensive experience, knowledge and insights,” says William Guttman, Chairman.
Grossman says: “The development of Barclays Global Investors as the leading systematically-based investment firm was achieved by a front-to-back integration of investment systems, along with extensive application of technology, to drive scale and substantial growth in AUM.
“I see the same vision at Axioma, which is redefining the landscape with flexible, enterprise-wide risk and equity solutions that
CubeLogic, a specialist in business intelligence enabled risk management solutions, has opened anew office in Singapore, its second in the APAC region.
The new office will service the needs of existing APAC clients and provide the ideal base for the continuing expansion of CubeLogic’s business in the region. The office will be headed up by Karl Sees, a seasoned practitioner in the risk management space. With the opening of the Singapore office, CubeLogic now offers its clients a truly global coverage alongside its established operations in London, Houston and Bangalore.
Lee Campbell (pictured), CEO, CubeLogic, says: “Setting foot in
Style Research, a specialist in factor-based equity analytics and portfolio communications, is investing further in Asia Pacific by opening offices in Melbourne and Tokyo and hiring Jamie Spark (pictured), as Managing Director for the region.
For over 20 years, Style Research has been creating and evolving style, risk and performance analytics for equity portfolios. With a client base of over 300 investment institutions in nearly 30 countries, including 16 of the world’s top 25 asset managers, Style Research continues to expand its expertise on a global scale.
The appointment of Spark, who has worked in the funds services industry
Alternative asset management firm Crayhill Capital Management has appointed Shamafa Khan as a Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Marketing.
At Crayhill, Khan will leverage her previous experience in capital raising and client relationships to help serve the firm’s investors. Specifically, she will be leading the marketing and sales efforts of Crayhill’s private asset-based lending and credit opportunity funds.
“Private credit funds continue to gain attention from investors seeking stable current-yield returns. Shamafa’s recent experience within the sector will help us to highlight our differentiated approach and better serve our limited partners,” says Josh Eaton, Co-Founder and
Cowen has appointed Drew Forman as Managing Director, Head of Derivatives Sales and Trading, and Evan Karp as Director of Derivatives Sales and Trading.
Forman (pictured), and Karp are responsible for further expanding the company’s institutional derivatives capabilities and report to Kyle Solomon, Managing Director of Alternative Equity Strategies.
“I am pleased to welcome Drew and Evan to Cowen as they both bring a strong and unique background in macro and single stock derivatives while fully complementing our existing culture and corporate values,” says Solomon. “Adding Drew and Evan to the team is testament to Cowen’s commitment to further
