HighWater, a boutique corporate governance services firm based in the Cayman Islands, has expanded with a New York-based principal. Matt Auriemma, who will be based in New York, joins as a principal of HighWater, providing independent director services to investment funds, mostly hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles. “HighWater has an impeccable reputation for corporate governance in the industry and an impressive client portfolio including many of the world’s top alternative investment managers” says Auriemma. “My experience complements that of the team and I am looking forward to contributing to the future growth of this impressive firm.” Auriemma was

Maples and Calder has appointed four new associates to the firm’s growing funds team in its Cayman Islands office and a new partner to the British Virgin Islands office.   Tim Clipstone, Greg Barwick, Philip Dickinson, Patrick Head and Lucy Nicklas are each specialists in their respective fields. "It is with great pleasure that we add these new lawyers to our firm, as we anticipate that their collective expertise will serve to add more strength in depth to our client offering," says Jon Fowler (pictured), global head of the funds group at Maples and Calder. "Maples and Calder is renowned

International shipping and energy bank DNB Bank Singapore has appointed Erik Gundersen Papp as its new Regional Head of Asia, Energy & Corporates at its Asian headquarters in Singapore. He will be responsible for the bank’s clients in the energy sector as well as the growing number of Norwegian and Nordic clients in the region and to grow various business areas, such as Cash Management, on the corporate banking side. “Erik’s broad experience and long term commitment to the bank has made him an excellent candidate to head the energy and corporates team in Singapore. He takes this senior position

Northern Trust has hired Tony Glickman in a global client solutions role focusing on its hedge fund services, custody, banking and operations platform on behalf of asset managers and institutional investors worldwide. Glickman (pictured) has more than 30 years of financial market-related experience as a banker, treasurer, hedge fund manager and, most recently, as head of risk services for GlobeOp Financial Services. In his new role, Glickman will engage with clients to develop solutions that combine Northern Trust’s capabilities in global custody, risk analytics and sophisticated reporting with the technology and expertise of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services. "Tony Glickman

McGladrey, a provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, has expanded its financial services investment practice in Connecticut. The team provides services to hedge funds/investment partnerships, fund of funds, investment advisers, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, mutual funds and private equity groups. Partner Kislay "Sal" Shah (pictured) relocated to McGladrey’s Stamford, CT office earlier this summer to serve the firm’s existing relationships throughout Connecticut and Westchester County and to oversee growing demand for the practice’s expertise in the region. "We’re excited to welcome Sal, who brings with him deep expertise in the investment industry space, and who will provide the very

Litigation funding firm Burford Group has hired Melissa Sobel as corporate counsel in New York. Sobel (pictured) was most recently associate general counsel at Time Inc, where over the last eight-and-a-half years she advised multiple divisions of the media giant. She worked on licensing and digital content distributions, television and book deals, strategic alliances and joint ventures. Previously, Sobel was a senior corporate attorney at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, regularly working on US and international mergers and acquisitions, as well as securities offerings, financing transactions and restructurings, corporate spin-offs, private investments and other matters. Sobel will primarily focus

AlphaMetrix, a secure online marketplace for private investments, has added 18 full-time employees in its Columbus, Ohio office. The new employees all have information technology experience and will supplement the technology team based in AlphaMetrix’ Chicago headquarters. This initiative, the objective of which is to recruit IT talent in the Columbus market where AlphaMetrix has its operations office, is to develop primarily early-career information technology professionals to support its proprietary technology. The 18 new employees are currently undergoing an extensive 12-week training programme. Upon completion the employees will be transitioned into programming, support or quality assurance roles. Aleks Kins (pictured),

LCH.Clearnet Group has appointed Martin Ryan as group head of operations and client services, reporting to Christophe Hemon, group chief operating officer.  Ryan joins LCH.Clearnet from RBS where he held the position of managing director, head of markets operations for three years.  RBS Markets Operations supports a number of sales and trading businesses globally including fixed income, currencies and commodities, corporate risk solutions, institutional coverage research and strategy, and global structuring. Hemon says:  “The variety and range of experience Martin has from his previous roles have given him a broad skill set that will enable him to successfully fulfil the