Concordia Advisors, an independent hedge fund manager, has appointed Cathleen Rittereiser as director of investor relations and business development.  Rittereiser will initiate and manage relationships with institutional investors and advise Concordia on communications strategy.     Rittereiser is the co-author of two books, Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories, Strategies, and Advice (Wiley, 2010) and Foundation and Endowment Investing (Wiley, 2008), and has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and relationship management roles. She has worked with asset management and financial services firms such as Symphony Asset Management and Alternative Asset Managers.    Rittereiser began her career at Merrill Lynch,

Dorchester Capital Advisors, a California based SEC registered investment advisory firm, has hired Kyle McDaniel and Jay Van Ert as partners serving as chief strategy and administrative officer and as partner over portfolio construction, respectively.  They will complement the existing team in hedge fund research, portfolio construction and risk management and will be appointed to the firm’s management committee where they will help manage the firm and implement long term strategic initiatives. McDaniel most recently served as chief risk officer and manager in strategic research and risk management for Teacher Retirement System of Texas, one of the largest pension plan

PineBridge Investments has hired George R. Hornig as senior managing director and chief operating officer.  He will oversee the finance, operations, legal and compliance, technology, product development, and marketing and communications divisions.  Based in New York, will also serve on the firm’s executive committee. “I am delighted that we have found someone of George’s calibre for this important position at PineBridge,” says Win J. Neuger, chief executive officer. “His ability to identify and execute business strategy solutions, in addition to his proven track record in managing the functional areas of large global asset management firms, will be a major driving

Alternative asset manager Investcorp has appointed David Bruce as a managing director and co-head of North America institutional sales for its hedge fund business. Alternative asset manager Investcorp has appointed David Bruce as a managing director and co-head of North America institutional sales for its hedge fund business. At the corporate level, Bruce will report to Deepak Gurnani, Investcorp’s head of hedge funds and chief investment officer, and will be responsible for marketing and client service across institutional channels together with co-head Lofton Holder. Bruce joins Investcorp after 12 years with Barclays Global Investor where he was a managing director

Braver Stern Securities, an independent broker-dealer, has appointed Peter D. Howard as a managing director and head trader of CDOs, CLOs and esoteric asset-backed securities. Howard has extensive experience in specialised asset-backed securities products, and will be instrumental in developing these business lines at Braver Stern. Joseph Valentine, head of fixed income trading, says: “The addition of Peter is another step towards our goal of growing the firm by building out strategic business lines with the addition of talented people. We are extremely pleased to have Peter join us to develop our capabilities in this important market segment. Peter’s experience

Courage Capital Management is expanding its team of investment professionals with a focus on short and long/short equity strategies. Courage Capital has hired Brad Weeks and James Hughes, both of whom formerly worked at Ergates Capital Management, where Weeks co-founded the firm and launched the Ergon Capital Fund in 2004.  Weeks comes to Courage with a strong background in financial analysis and hedge fund portfolio management. Prior to co-founding Ergates, Weeks was an investment analyst with Glenhill Capital Management. Weeks began his investment career with hedge fund firm Water Street Capital in early 2000.   Hughes also joins Courage from

The Swiss banking group Syz has appointed Marc T. Clapasson as head of business development of its institutional management division, Syz Asset Management. Clapasson is joining the group after having held similar positions with Millennium Global in Geneva and Prime Capital in Frankfurt. Syz Asset Management incorporates all the institutional management activities of the group – both traditional and alternative – as well as investment funds.   Before joining Syz, Clapasson was in charge of product and client development in Geneva with Millennium Global, a London-based alternative investment specialist. Prior to that, between 2005 and 2008 he managed the business

Susan Clark has joined Heritage International Fund Managers as head of fund administration, responsible for the delivery of the company’s fund administration services as well as coordinating growth overseas. Clark has nearly 30 years’ experience working in the funds industry, most recently as head of funds services and executive director for fund administration at BNP Paribas Securities Services in Jersey where she worked for 16 years throughout various acquisitions. Clark has held a number of positions on various trade bodies including a period as vice-chairman of the Jersey Funds Association. A Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities &