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Corporate Debt specialist Muzinich & Co has strengthened its European team with its first hire to cover the Netherlands.
Sander van de Giesen – most recently Director of Business Development at boutique investment consultancy bfinance in Amsterdam, has been appointed as Sales and Marketing Director.
Muzinich Managing Director Joshua Hughes, says: “Europe has been a significant part of the Muzinich growth story in the past five years, and we only see that continuing.
“Sander has worked for some of the best-known names in the Netherlands and also has an exceptional technical understanding of the asset class. There is
Solomon Wifa has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher firm as a partner in then firm’s London office.
Wifa, a well-established investment funds lawyer with experience across a diverse range of asset classes, has represented sponsors in the formation of, and institutional investors with respect to their investments in, global private equity, hedge, buyout, mezzanine and venture capital funds. Wifa has advised on a wide range of secondary transactions involving private equity and hedge funds and on formation of emerging market funds investing in China, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe.
“Sol’s addition is an important step
Misys has appointed a new President and Chief Sales Officer, Simon Paris who will have respsonsibility for the entire go-to-market organisation, including sales, marketing, pre-sales and partners.
Paris will use his considerable experience to deepen customer engagement and drive revenue growth for the Misys Fusion software portfolio. He will be instrumental in expanding the existing customer base as well as driving new business from banks and financial institutions.
Paris joins Misys from SAP where he held a number of senior sales and leadership positions, including being the Global Head of Financial Services, and more recently Head of Industry Cloud.
Tony Buche has joined KNEIP where he will lead the relationship management team.
Based at KNEIP’s head quarters in Luxembourg, Buche will be responsible for all of KNEIP’s existing client relationships worldwide and be charged with maintaining KNEIP’s industry-leading standards for client service.
Buche will report directly to Renaud Oury, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at KNEIP, who commenting on the appointment, says: “I am extremely happy to have Tony Buche on board. His successful track record and experience both in operations and sales is a clear asset for KNEIP. Tony is recognised as a leading figure in the industry
Validus, a specialist financial risk advisor to Alternative Investment Funds and Corporates across the globe, has opened a new office in Toronto.
First hire Josh Macdonald (previously at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) has joined in the capacity of Financial Risk Management Analyst, working closely with the London team in assessing currency exposures for new clients as well as taking an active role in hedging strategy design. Three more employees are expected to join him shortly. Board advisor John Glover will continue to add valuable insight armed with more than two decades of experience in financial markets in both Canada and
The Swiss banking group SYZ has appointed Katia Coudray as CEO of SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management division of the SYZ Group, which manages the OYSTER Funds range amongst other mandates.
As CEO, she will also be a member of the Group's Executive Committee. After joining SYZ in 2011 as Head of Product Development, Katia Coudray was subsequently Head of Investment at SYZ Asset Management. In addition, Florent Guy-Ducrot is joining SYZ Asset Management as Head of Business Development, replacing Xavier Guillon.
Before joining SYZ in 2011, Katia Coudray worked for ten years at Union Bancaire Privée
Wilshire Funds Management has named Nicolas “Nico” Amato as managing director, head of Alternative Portfolio Management.
Amato will report to Wilshire Funds Management Chief Investment Officer Josh Emanuel. Previously, he spent ten years at Dorchester Capital Advisors, a Los Angeles-based alternatives investment manager.
Amato will direct all investment aspects of Wilshire Funds Management’s alternatives activities, including portfolio construction, manager research and investment research. Wilshire Funds Management oversees multi-asset class, multi-manager and alternative investment programs for financial intermediaries and advises on more than USD147 billion of client assets.
“Nico’s 17 years of experience, most of that focused on alternative investments, will
CF Partners has appointed Vu Nguyen as a Senior Research Analyst joining the asset management investment team.
Nguyen brings strong experience from the asset management and investment banking industry during which time he has accumulated significant expertise in the utility and energy sectors.
Vu joins CF Partners from Sanford Bernstein, an investment research firm. Previously, he was a research analyst at Nomura International specialising in European utilities and energy companies. He has also worked as an investment analyst at Orbis, a USD20 billion mutual fund, and for KPMG Audit.
Commenting on the appointment, Roland Vetter, Portfolio Manager and
First Names Group, a provider of trust, funds and corporate services, has appointed Pete Emery as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). The appointment is effective immediately.
Emery, who will be based in the Group’s London office, will work closely with Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cengiz Somay, and the Management Team to deliver the Group’s strategic objectives. His new role will focus on developing a global operational platform to enable First Names Group to achieve its vision for continued growth. Emery will also oversee group functions, namely: change, HR, technology services, treasury, facilities and management information.
Prior to joining the
Aviva Investors has appointed Rahul Khasgiwale as a senior investment specialist based in the firm’s Toronto office.
Khasgiwale will work closely with Aviva Investors’ strategic partners and clients in North America with a focus on our multi-strategy capabilities and outcome oriented solutions.
Khasgiwale joins the team with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. Before joining Aviva, Rahul was the Investment Director for Multi-Asset solutions at Manulife Asset Management. Prior to that, he was an Absolute Return Investment Director at Standard Life Investments focused on retail and institutional clients and consultants in Canada. Khasgiwale began his investment career
