Advanced Logic Analytics (ALA), a provider of enterprise wide big data and finance analytics solutions for buy- and sell-side institutions and other financial firms, has appointed Giovanni Loria to the company’s board as a non-executive director. Loria (pictured) has been serving as VP and CFO global strategic finance at Computer Science Corporation (CSC) where in recent years he was responsible for the operational and financial transformation of the Xchanging acquisition and the global business services division. In his roles, he has been instrumental in supporting the firm’s global divisional leaders in the execution of company plans, strategies and M&A activity.

SmartStream Technologies, a Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) specialist, has appointed Richard Bowler as chief financial officer with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s finances, including treasury, administration and financial strategy.  Bowler (pictured) will be located in London, reporting to SmartStream’s CEO Haytham Kaddoura, and will manage the finance team.   He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he was the CFO of Asset Control; prior to that he worked for the New York Stock Exchange, Technologies Division as the CFO for Europe and Asia. Earlier in his career he has had senior finance

International law firm Proskauer has added a registered funds, BDC and regulatory team to its asset management platform. The team is comprised of investment funds partners Stuart Coleman, David Stephens, Janna Manes, Nicole Runyan, Gary Granik and Bob Plaze and senior counsel Brad Green.   “Stuart and his team have deep experience in registered funds and all of the complex regulatory and compliance issues affecting the investment management space. They have a stellar reputation in the industry and we are delighted to complement our existing asset management platform with this top-tier practice,” says Joe Leccese (pictured), chairman.   Their practice

Institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has appointed Chris Golio as a managing director in the firm’s business development and client partnership group based in New York. He will be focus on the Northeast and Midwest US regions and report to Frank Jordan, head of business development and client partnerships.   Prior to joining Crestline, Golio (pictured) was a partner for Constellation Associates providing private credit third party institutional marketing services primarily to direct lending and opportunistic managers. While there he specialised in direct lending, opportunistic and other illiquid strategies.    Before that, he was a managing director and the COO

Geneva-based asset management company Quaero Capital has appointed Serge Ledermann as a member of its board of directors. Backed with more than 35 years’ experience in the financial industry Ledermann (pictured) is a well-known public figure both in Switzerland and internationally.   Working as an independent advisor and an independent director for family offices, pension funds, foundations and asset managers Ledermann has held several managerial positions in asset management. He was a member of the executive committee and head of asset management at J Safra Sarasin, as well as deputy CEO and head of investment of Retraites Populaires in Lausanne.

Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales of its global fund services business in the UK. Based in London, Morris is responsible for offering investment operations outsourcing, fund administration and the full range of asset servicing solutions, to investment managers domiciled in the UK.   “We are pleased to welcome Katharine to Northern Trust,” says Laurence Everitt (pictured), head of global fund services for the UK at Northern Trust. “Her experience working with some of the UK’s most sophisticated asset managers will be valuable as we continue to grow our global funds services business in the region

Michael Stewart and Michael Di Felice have joined the the fixed income credit group of BTIG. Both will be based in New York, reporting into Darren Haines and Drew Doscher, Co-heads of the fixed income credit group at BTIG.   “BTIG’s fixed income credit group continues to attract impactful sales and trading professionals,” says Haines. “By leveraging Michael Stewart and Michael Di Felice’s extensive industry relationships, we will further cultivate partnerships with new and established BTIG clients.”   Stewart joins BTIG as a managing director within the fixed income credit group, focused on trading convertibles, and selling solutions for other

Quantopian, the free online platform for education and creation of institutional-quality investment algorithms, has hired Leslie Baccini as director of investor relations. Baccini (pictured) comes to Quantopian with a background in hedge fund strategy communication and equity research sales.   “Leslie has a proven track record of success with investors,” says John Fawcett, founder and CEO of Quantopian. “As we prepare to manage external capital later this year, her skills will be critical in communicating with those investors who choose Quantopian to manage their money with the best of our crowd-sourced investment algorithms.”   Baccini joins Quantopian from The Boston

TABB Group, a research and consulting firm focused on capital markets and financial technology, has hired Drew Seldin as chief marketing officer (CMO) and Radi Khasawneh and Tim Cave as additions to the analyst team.  Based in New York for the newly created role of CMO, Seldin will be part of TABB’s executive management team and will be responsible for managing TABB’s marketing and distribution efforts and staff.   His extensive background in marketing and publicity includes his work as the driving force behind the team that reshaped the Martha Stewart brand. He most recently served as the creator and

Brickendon, a global management and technology consultancy, has promoted two executive directors to partner. Nathan Snyder, head of the firm’s US business, and Lee Pittaway, head of business development, will take on the new positions immediately as part of wider plans to boost the company’s management structure and give staff greater responsibility in the running of the firm.   Over the past year Brickendon has appointed a new chairman and non-executive director. Earlier this year, the firm issued employees a stake in the company and increased opportunities for internal promotion in a bid to help staff play a larger part