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Michael E Ducey has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management, LLC, and to the Board’s Audit and Conflicts Committees, effective immediately. Ducey’s appointment will bring the number of independent directors on Apollo’s Board to four out of a total of eight Board seats.
Ducey was most recently with Compass Minerals International, Inc, from March 2002 to May 2006, where he served in a variety of roles, including as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director prior to his retirement in May 2006. Prior to joining Compass Minerals International, Inc, Ducey worked for nearly 30 years at
R Peter Sanchez (pictured) is to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services LLC following the closing of Northern Trust’s acquisition of hedge fund administrator Omnium LLC. Sanchez currently is Global Head of Business Development and Client Service for Omnium and has more than two decades of experience as an executive in capital markets and complex operational businesses.
“Peter’s leadership of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services will provide continuity for clients as we combine Omnium’s highly regarded hedge fund services with Northern Trust’s global custody and fund administration capabilities in markets around the world,” says Peter
David Goldstein and Gerald Rokoff, both formerly with White & Case LLP, have joined DLA Piper as partners in New York. Goldstein joins the firm’s global Finance Group and will lead the Investment Funds Practice. Rokoff joins the Tax Group.
“With the addition of David and Jerry, DLA Piper deepens its investment funds bench and creates a significant opportunity to develop a holistic practice representing private equity and hedge funds in their most complex transactions,” says Roger Meltzer (pictured), Global Chair of DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance Practice. “Their collective experience further enhances our full service approach to representing
John M Courtright (pictured) has been promoted to president of Peregrine Asset Management, Inc, having served as managing director since 2008. In his new role, Courtright will lead Peregrine Asset Management’s Portfolio Management Committee, of which he has been a member since its inception.
Peregrine Asset Management, Inc is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a Commodity Pool Operator and a Commodity Trading Advisor.
Mark Lishchynsky will now serve as President of Peregrine Diversified Investment Services Corp (PDIV), an SEC-Registered Investment Adviser.
Both companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. (PFGBEST).
Neil J Aslin, until
Financial services attorneys Carolyn Jackson and Nathaniel Lalone have joined the Katten Muchin Roseman’s UK affiliate, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, from Allen & Overy. 


"With the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act in the United States and similar initiatives in the United Kingdom and the European Union, the financial services market, particularly the derivatives market, is going through the most radical change in its history," says Arthur W Hahn, the Chicago-based chair of Katten’s Financial Services Practice. "Katten’s US practice has been at the forefront of advising major institutions on this evolution. To that end, we are delighted that Carolyn
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) ahas hired 30-year veteran Clive Bellows as Country Head, Ireland. Bellows, who will be based in Northern Trust’s Dublin office, will have responsibility for leading the company’s Irish operations. He will also play a key role in ensuring the smooth integration of Bank of Ireland Securities Services, which Northern Trust announced it intended to acquire in late February this year.
Bellows, who joins Northern Trust from JP Morgan where he was most recently Managing Director with responsibility for EMEA Asset Managers and Hedge Funds, will report to Toby Glaysher (pictured), head of Global Fund Services
Mutual fund and alternative investment service provider US Bancorp Fund Services, has appointed Chuck Gariboldi as vice president and fund accounting operations manager.
Gariboldi oversees daily operations for the fund accounting division at US Bancorp Fund Services. He also works closely with divisions throughout the company to ensure accounting operations and policies are consistently structured and resourced to meet evolving client and industry trends.
“Our goal is to find and retain the best talent in the industry. Chuck is a seasoned expert who brings an incredible amount of insight, best practices, and knowledge to our operations and clients,” says Dana
Northern Lights Capital Group, which provides capital and strategic resources to boutique asset management firms, has named Bernie Norton a Director. Norton, who will be based in Denver, will focus on new business development and client service in the Midwest for the Northern Lights portfolio companies.
Norton brings more than 10 years of financial industry experience to his new role at Northern Lights. Prior to joining the company, he was a consultant relations manager at Denver-based Janus Capital Group, where he oversaw national institutional consultant relationships. Before that he was with ICON Advisors, where he was responsible for all
Laurent Guillet has been appointed CEO of Amundi Alternative Investments (Amundi AI). Previously Deputy CEO of Amundi AI, Guillet joined Amundi Investment Solutions (ex CASAM) in April 2007 to focus on the managed account platform. Before this he worked as Head of Equity and Fund Derivatives Sales for Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa in the Capital Markets Division of Calyon (2004-2007).
From 2001 to 2004, Laurent Guillet was Head of Sales, Equity Derivatives for France, Benelux and Switzerland at Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux. From 1994 to 2001, he was responsible for Fixed Income structuring and marketing for French financial
Independent wealth management firm Vestra Wealth (Vestra) has appointed Mario De Bergolis as head of operational due-diligence of its Hedge Fund Advisory Service – a new dedicated service for clients looking for due diligence, research and advice on alternative investments.
De Bergolis joins Vestra from GlobeOp Financial Services where he headed up the UK Implementations team. He has over 15 years’ industry experience within the hedge fund sector and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.
“The Hedge Fund Advisory Service is another example of Vestra providing clients with the highest quality of investment advice – in this case with a focus
