People
Alter Domus has appointed two new Directors, Davinia Smith and Spencer Wells, to its Jersey office.
“Alter Domus has undergone significant global expansion over the past year in the effort to offer our clients fully integrated services across multiple jurisdictions,” says Dominique Robyns, President and Chairman of Alter Domus. “Our recent growth in Jersey and Guernsey is an important milestone in delivering exceptional services to our clients."
Smith and Wells both bring a wealth of financial services experience to their new positions with Alter Domus.
Smith has over 17 years experience in the financial services sector and is a STEP
International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is to add two partners to its London funds practice. Tim Pearce and Ian Meade will join the firm from Simmons & Simmons.
Their arrival at Akin Gump will significantly expand the firm’s London practice which advises leading funds and fund managers on a broad range of issues, investment products and asset classes, including fund formation and financial services regulation and compliance, as well as their business activities more generally.
Tim and Ian will also work closely with the firm’s market-leading international funds teams and clients in New York,
Blackstone Accelerates Growth, a statewide initiative involving the Maine Technology Institute, the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and the University of Maine, has hired John Voltz as its Executive Director.
A resident of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Voltz joins the initiative from Jane Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based corporate advisory and merchant banking firm, where as a principal, he spent the past decade advising entrepreneurs launching and expanding their businesses and multi-national corporations seeking investment and partnership opportunities. Of special interest to Blackstone Accelerates Growth has Voltz’s success forging strategic partnerships and leveraging his network of contacts to facilitate the
Unigestion has appointed Nicolas Rousselet as Managing Director, Head of Hedge Funds. He also becomes a member of Unigestion’s Executive Committee.
Based in Geneva, Rousselet will lead the development of Unigestion’s highly successful Funds of Hedge Funds business, with assets under management exceeding USD 3.7 billion managed on behalf of institutional clients. With the support of the Hedge Funds Investment Committee, Rousselet will continue to deepen Unigestion’s research to offer value added investment solutions to diversify institutional investor’s traditional asset allocation. The members of this committee have an average of 25 years industry expertise and notably includes Bernard Sabrier, Chairman
Donald Motschwiller (pictured) is to join Direct Access Partners as managing partner. He will also serve as the CEO of the asset management affiliate of Direct Access Group, LLC, the parent company of Direct Access Partners, LLC.
Ben Chinea, Founder and CEO of Direct Access Partners, says: “We are ecstatic to welcome Donald to lead the asset management business and provide leadership and managerial expertise throughout the entire organisation. He possesses deep securities experience and relationships, proven leadership skills, and a successful track record in executing growth and diversification strategies. His experience, industry reputation and intimate understanding of trading technology
Spectrum Asset Management has strengthened it institutional sales efforts with the appointment of Steven Solmonson who joined the firm in mid-January.
Mark Lieb, founder and CEO of Spectrum Asset Management, says: “Steven and I have known each other for more than 30 years, having worked together at Drexel Burnham Lambert where we launched DBL Preferred Advisory Management in 1982. Steven’s experience in the capital markets and, in particular, working with pensions, endowments and professional family offices globally, will make him a tremendous addition to Spectrum’s team.”
Solmonson joins Spectrum following his long-standing tenure as President of Park Place Capital Ltd,
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. today announced that Kelly E Zelezen and Euchung Ung have been named members of Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen firm, effective 1 January, 2012.
“Kelly and Euchung are tremendous assets to our firm and our clients,” says Andy Chonoles, Kleinberg Kaplan’s managing partner. “Their dedication to the practice of law and to delivering exceptional results reflects the firm’s commitment to cultivating our attorneys’ talents to provide the highest-quality service to our clients.”
Kelly Zelezen joined the firm in 2006 and concentrates her practice on the asset management industry, where she advises managers of hedge
Sandy McIntyre has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer at Sentry Investments. McIntyre, who joined the firm in 2000, will also continue in his current role as President.
John F Driscoll, Sentry’s Chairman and Director, says: "Sandy exemplifies all the qualities an excellent CEO should have – vision, leadership, talent and persistence. He has taken Sentry to new heights since he joined the company 12 years ago, including building our investment team to the point that it is recognised as one of the best in the industry. I have the utmost confidence that Sandy will lead us
Brian McMahon, Managing Director, Business Development Executive, has been appointed as BNY Mellon’s senior alternative industry facing executive in Luxembourg.
McMahon has particular expertise in private equity and real estate and is also being asked to develop business and relationships for EMEA in PE/RE. He previously held roles at Citi and State Street in investment services.
In addition, the company has promoted Valeria Anderson to Senior Salesperson, Vice President, in the company’s London Alternative Investment Services (AIS) business development team. She has 14 years of experience in financial services, six years of which with BNY Mellon, first in the
Laurent Vanderweyen (pictured)has joined Alter Domus – an independent provider of professional administration services for multinational corporations and alternative investment funds – as CEO of its Luxembourg office and Global Head of Fund Services.
“I am confident that Laurent is the right person to lead and drive the development of Alter Domus’ Luxembourg office, our firm’s headquarters, and foster our current international Fund Services offering” says Dominique Robyns, President and Chairman of Alter Domus, who is now devoting greater attention to the firm’s international expansion efforts. Since 2007 Alter Domus has established 14 new offices and desks worldwide and has
