Calastone, the global funds transaction network, has appointed Stephen Mohan as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mohan will assume responsibility for managing the UK and European business as well as leading global operational functions including product development and service delivery. Mohan (pictured), brings with him extensive management experience of the mutual funds sector, and joins from DST (formerly IFDS), where he was most recently Executive Director of Transformation and Innovation.    Mohan’s wealth of industry expertise has seen him lead large scale operations at the top of the mutual funds industry for more than a decade. He has held executive positions

OE Capital is expanding its advisory and capital introduction business with the appointment of Nicklas Fornander as Head of Sales. Nicklas Fornander will also become partner & board member in OE Capital when regulatory approval is granted. Fornander previously held a senior position as Head of Institutional Sales at Invesco responsible for the Nordic markets. Before that Nicklas held senior positions at Fidelity, Nordea Asset Mgmt & Skandia Insurance.   Oscarsson & Engman Capital AB (OE Capital) is an independent Nordic advisory and capital introduction firm with a focus on Alternative Investments, located in Stockholm. The company is supervised by

After five years at the firm, CVC Credit Partners chairman Stephen Hickey is standing down from his role for personal reasons. He will be succeeded by Hamish Buckland. Since Hickey joined in CVC in 2012, assets under management have grown from USD8.1 billion to USD17.9 billion.   Buckland (pictured), is joining CVC from Triton, having previously spent 25 years at JPMorgan, where his most recent role was Vice Chairman of the Investment Banking business. Before that he ran JPMorgan’s European Leverage Finance business from 2001 to 2008.  In addition, he has acted as Advisor and Board Director at HM Treasury’s

Cayman-based alternative fund governance specialist Danesmead Partners has appointed ex Goldman Sachs Executive Director Emma Stevens as a principal of the firm, and to head up its London office. Stevens (pictured), will serve as a consultant and independent director to startup and established alternative investment groups, as well as serving as the head of European Business Development for Danesmead.   With over 14 years’ experience at Goldman Sachs both as an Executive Director in the Prime Brokerage Consulting group (with a focus on regulation, corporate governance & operational due diligence), and as head of Prime Brokerage Compliance EMEA, Emma has

Alternative asset manager Highland Capital Management has appointed Trey Parker as co-chief investment officer. Parker will join Highland co-founder Mark Okada in the CIO role overseeing the USD13 billion investment platform. “This is a well-earned promotion for Trey,” says Okada. “For over a decade Trey has been a driver of operational alpha in numerous areas across the firm, from streamlining research and risk management processes to enhancing collaboration across disciplines – all motivated by improving client outcomes. He enters this role not only with the full support and respect from Jim and me, but also with that of the entire

Schultze Asset Management, an investment firm specialising in financially troubled and distressed companies, has hired William Skolnick as Vice President of Business Development and four new advisory board members. In this new role, Skolnick will work to create new business opportunities and develop strategic initiatives to expand the firm’s client base.   “William is a seasoned and disciplined executive with a wealth of experience in the institutional and high-net-worth space,” says George Schultze, founder of Schultze Asset Management. “We’re pleased to have someone of his caliber join our ranks.”   Skolnick brings with him over 30 years of experience overseeing

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Bob Santangelo (pictured), as President of International Sales, based out of the firm’s London office. In his new role, Santangelo will focus on international growth opportunities in EMEA and APAC.  Santangelo’s experience spans all aspects of capital markets, wealth management and investment management technology, operations and communications. He was previously responsible for Broadridge’s global Bank Broker-Dealer distribution channel, including global sales management, business development and strategic client initiatives. Santangelo joined Broadridge in 1992, when it was a division of ADP, and has served in various roles of increasing responsibility within the Global Sales and Marketing

Post Advisory Group, a multi-strategy asset management firm majority-owned by Principal Financial Group, is to build a collateralised loan obligation (CLO) management business led by newly hired Bill Lemberg. Lemberg recently joined Post from Alcentra Group where he was a managing director and head of Alcentra’s US Loan business.   Post has grown its assets under management significantly over the last three years – from less than USD10 billion in 2014 to approximately USD17 billion today. The addition of CLOs builds on Post’s current investment expertise and product offerings.   “We are excited to partner with Bill Lemberg to start

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC Limited, to its International Advisory Board. Parekh has played a significant role in the development of the financial sector in India, playing a leading role in the diversification of the business into banking, asset management, insurance, real estate and education. Parekh has been a leading advisor to the government of India and was an active member of the committees that shape policy in critical insurance, banking and infrastructure reforms.   Parekh began his career with Ernst & Young in New York and subsequently served

GoldenTree Asset Management, an institutional global asset management firm that specialises in opportunities across the credit universe, has opened a new office in Sydney, Australia which will be headed up by newly-appointed managing director Russell Taylor. Taylor (pictured), joins the firm from JP Morgan, where he was most recently Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales for Australia and New Zealand.    GoldenTree’s new Sydney office represents its latest expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, following upon the opening of an office in Singapore three years ago. The area is home to a number of the firm’s institutional clients.    “Australia has