Heidrick & Struggles, a provider of executive search and talent services, has appointed Daniel Aghdami as a Partner. Based in Zurich, he will manage the company’s practice for European financial clients, including hedge fund and family offices.

Multi-strategy hedge fund Verition has bolstered its team by appointing Mark Almond as its new head of support. Almond joined Verition this week after a four-year stint at Schonfeld, another prominent hedge fund, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Syz Capital, the $1.8bn alternatives investment arm of the family owned Syz Group, has appointed Ursula Nitschke as its new Head of Business Development and Investor Relations, with responsibility for capital raising and communications.

Polymer Capital Management has brought on Chiga Murayama, a senior portfolio manager previously with BlueCrest Capital Management, following his departure after market turbulence in August caused significant losses among yen rates traders, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Brazilian hedge fund SPX Capital has added to its US equity investment team with the appointment of Robert Kim, former Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein’s AB Arya Partners, as a portfolio manager, according to a report by Bloomberg.

John Curtice, a high-profile and costly recent hire by Millennium Management, has left the hedge fund less than a year after joining from rival firm ExodusPoint Capital Managment, having repeatedly exceeded Millenium’s risk limits during his short tenure, according to a report by eFinancial Careers. 

Quant hedge fund firm Two Sigma Investments has named Sarah Moore Fass – currently Chief Human Resources Officer at Bridgewater Associates – as its new Chief People Officer, a role created to enhance the firm’s focus on talent and organisational culture.

Nikita Fadeev, the 29-year-old head of Fasanara Digital, is actively hiring experienced quants and developers to join his crypto hedge fund as the sector experiences renewed momentum, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Point72 Asset Management has initiated a search for a new Japan Head with incumbent Toby Bartlett set to step down from the role early next year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Elliott Investment Management, one of the world’s largest activist investment firms, has named Samantha Algaze as its first-ever female Partner and promoted two other Partners, John Pike and Pat Frayne, to its management committee, according to a report by Bloomberg.