Carne Group, a provider of governance solutions to the global fund management industry, is expanding its Cayman Islands office with the appointment of Vanessa Barrett to its team of independent fund directors.   Barrett, a fund director who has worked in the hedge funds industry for over 12 years, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and has worked with Ernst & Young and UBS in several jurisdictions, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the UK and the US. She has served as a director on Cayman Islands funds since 2010 and has extensive experience at senior

European credit investment manager Avoca Capital has appointed Lord James Blyth to its board as a non-executive director.     Blyth (pictured) was formerly chairman of Diageo, a position he held for eight years to June 2008. He was formerly chief executive and then chairman of The Boots Company.   He has held several leadership roles, including chief executive of the Plessey Company and head of defence sales at the UK Ministry of Defence. He has held a significant number of non-executive positions with public and private companies in the US and UK over the last 30 years. He remains

Nina Tannenbaum has joined AllianceBernstein as managing director of alternatives sales and client services.   Tannenbaum will work with AllianceBernstein’s growing alternatives team to further build out its diverse product offerings as well as service the complex needs of clients to integrate alternatives into their current investment portfolios and risk profiles.   Tannenbaum will report to Joel R Stevens II, senior managing director and head of Institutional Investments.   "With so many firms today competing to build a presence in alternatives, our ability to continue to attract top talent demonstrates that our services are resonating with the industry," says Stevens.

Traiana, a provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, has appointed Guy Eden as head of product management.   He will have cross asset responsibility and will report to Igor Teleshevsky, a member of Traiana’s executive committee.   Eden was previously head of product management at the London Stock Exchange, where he was responsible for product management, development and customer support for UnaVista. Eden joined the London Stock Exchange from Ipreo, the investment banking solutions provider. Prior to joining Ipreo much of his career was spent at SunGard, where he most recently had the role of solutions director.   Roy

Electronic trading platform MarketAxess has appointed Lesley Daniels Webster to its board of directors.   Daniels Webster (pictured) is the founder and president of Daniels Webster Capital Advisors, a consulting firm specialising in enterprise risk management. In this capacity she has designed corporate governance and capital allocation structures, as well as led complex credit evaluations for a broad range of major financial institutions, including wealth and asset management firms, banks, consumer lenders, clearing houses and government organisations.   From 2000 to 2005, Daniels Webster was executive vice president, market risk and fiduciary risk management at J.P. Morgan Chase, where she

Brad Ackerman has joined Kinetic Partners’ New York office as a director within the consulting team.   In his new role, Ackerman will support the existing due diligence team and further develop the global alternative investment operational due diligence service offering to investors.   An increasing number of investors are ensuring that detailed compliance and regulatory framework reviews are undertaken as part of the operational due diligence (ODD) process. Together with a focus on ensuring the independence of fund directors, ODD skills are increasingly in demand.   With more than 20 years working in financial services, Ackerman joins Kinetic Partners

SC Distributors, an alternative investment distribution organisation, has appointed Shelle Graves as regional vice president for the South Central region, which includes Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.   Graves joins SC Distributors from RS Funds, where she was a proven top performer over the past nine and a half years. During her tenure at RS Funds, Graves’ region consistently ranked number one in sales with some of the country’s top tier investment firms.   “We’re excited to add someone with Shelle’s proven background and experience,” says Mike McDaniel, national sales manager. “Her dynamic track record in the financial services industry and

Los Angeles-based investment management firm Ivory Investment Management has appointed Craig Pollak as head of institutional marketing.   Pollak, who will be based in Ivory’s New York office, will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with institutional investors.   “We are pleased to welcome Craig back to the Ivory team,” says Curtis Macnguyen, Ivory’s founder and head portfolio manager. “Craig brings a wealth of knowledge to the firm as our Head of Institutional Marketing and we are fortunate to have him rejoin to broaden our capabilities and visibility with institutional investors especially pension funds, endowments and foundations. There is