BlueMountain Capital Management, a private investment firm with over USD22 billion in assets under management, has appointed Summer Jarratt as Client Advisor overseeing its West Coast business development and client service. Jarratt’s hire is designed to enhance BlueMountain’s growing West Coast investor base and build on the momentum of recently secured agreements for new mandates with the Orange County (CA) Employees Retirement System and the New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (NM PERA). Jarratt will report to Noam Leslau, BlueMountain Capital Management’s US Head of Client Advisory.   Based in Los Angeles, Jarratt will implement business development strategies to attract

Eighteen months after establishing a presence in Asia and following substantive growth, Hawksford is strengthening its commitment to the Asian market by building its team. Group chief operations officer Steve Spybey (pictured) has been seconded to the Singapore office to support further growth within Hawksford’s Asian business and to consolidate integration across the company’s international offices. Spybey, who was previously based in the Jersey office, will work closely with the existing team, which is led by Asia chief operating officer Jacqueline Low, as well as continuing to have involvement with Hawksford’s wider strategic direction.   Alan Ang and Emma Green

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (Lombard Odier IM) has added to its alternative investment capabilities by hiring a dedicated Global Macro team. The team forms part of Lombard Odier IM’s Absolute Return investment pillar. The Global Macro team combines considerable experience and is backed by an innovative research platform. The three strong team are:   Vilas Gadkari – Co-founder of the Rubicon Fund in 1999, Gadkari has over 25 years’ of experience in asset management. He held senior portfolio management positions at Brevan Howard Asset Management and Salomon Brothers Asset Management.   Giuseppe Sette – Sette founded Endowment Advisors in 2012

Chicago-based commodity hedge fund Aventis Asset Management, has hired Keith Byers (pictured) as Managing Director Business Development. Effective 1 September, 2015, Byers is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of all Business Development efforts for Aventis.   Byers brings twenty years of sales, marketing and client servicing experience in the Managed Futures Industry to his role at Aventis. Prior to joining Aventis, Byers was a Managing Director at Trigon Investment Advisors and Chesapeake Capital Corporation.   “We are excited to add Keith to our team as he brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience which will help us

Multi-strategy hedge find manager Deimos Asset Management has appointed James A Warner III (pictured) as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. At Deimos, Warner will focus on building and managing a portfolio of investments in companies in the financial services sector and in related technologies and business services.   Prior to Deimos, Warner spent more than ten years managing portfolios focused on financial services and related industries at The Citadel Group (Surveyor Capital) and Carlson Capital.   Warner’s addition continues to build on the Deimos business strategy of developing a suite of hedge fund products, expected to include a multi-strategy

Lifeline Capital Management, a fixed income alternative asset manager which purchases and manages portfolios of life settlements, has appointed William Ketterer (pictured) as chief investment officer CIO. Ketterer, an expert in mortality and longevity risk and its impact on life settlement portfolio value, will oversee Lifeline Capital Management’s life settlement portfolios and work closely with provider company The Lifeline Program.   Most recently, Ketterer was the co-head of longevity products at Clarion Capital. Previously, he spent 10 years at KBC Financial Products in the insurance derivatives group, where he focused on policy and portfolio modelling and management of the firm’s

Public relations and financial communications firm Prosek Partners has appointed Andy Merrill as Partner. Merrill brings nearly 20 years of strategic financial communications experience to Prosek, with a focus on transaction communications and issues and crisis management. Before joining Prosek, Merrill was Senior Managing Director at Teneo, a global strategic consultancy, where he counseled CEOs and boards of directors in the areas of corporate strategy, business operations, media and investor relations, corporate and executive reputation management, transaction communications and other special situations.   Prior to Teneo, Merrill was the US Chief Executive Officer of Finsbury, a financial communications firm based

The Managed Funds Association (MFA) today announced its 2015-2016 Board of Directors and newly elected officers. The new Board and officers will provide governance oversight to MFA and help guide the Association’s advocacy, education and communication efforts on global issues impacting the alternative investment industry.  MFA’s Board unanimously elected David C Haley, President, Managing Director, HBK Capital Management, as the Board Chair; Michael S Harris, President, Campbell & Company, Inc, as Vice Chair; Mikael A. Johnson, Senior Lead Partner, Alternative Investments, KPMG LLP, as Treasurer; and Bruce S Darringer, Member and Chief operating Officer, King Street Capital Management GP, LLC,

Richard Bloom, Dennis Cancellarich, Ira Cooperman, Jerome Devillers, Pierre-Marie Lagnaud, George Parker and Anthony Stranix have been named Equity Partners at WeiserMazars while Debra Bornstein has been named Equity Principal. “WeiserMazars continues to experience strong growth and these promotions demonstrate our recognition of the talented team that are key contributors to our success,” says Victor Wahba (pictured), WeiserMazars Chief Executive Officer. “On behalf of the Partnership, I am pleased to congratulate them on this career milestone and to thank them for their leadership and dedication to excellent client service. I am particularly pleased to welcome new Partners Ira Cooperman, Dennis