Hermes BPK Partners has appointed Lawrence Kissko and Marc Koslowsky as senior analysts, bringing the Hermes BPK team to 14 members.  

Aladdin Capital Holdings has appointed Stephen Mandella as its chief operating officer/chief financial officer.  

Offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has recruited litigation lawyers to its Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands teams.

Evercore Partners has appointed Robert A. Pacha to its advisory practice as a senior managing director to lead the firm’s midstream energy practice.

Neuberger Berman Group, a privately held independent money manager, has hired Michael J.

Welton Investment has hired Guillaume Detrait as managing director, chief risk officer. He is based in the firm’s headquarters in Carmel, California and reports to chief executive Patrick Welton.   Detrait (pictured) will oversee Welton’s enterprise risk management function.   ‘We’ve always appreciated the enterprise-wide need for risk management. Investment risk often garners much of the focus, but investment risk is really just a fraction of the firm’s total exposure. Formalizing the chief risk officer role in Guillaume is a logical progression in our growth to help unify the management and oversight of this critical area of our business,’ says

Houlihan Smith has appointed Tom Kornmeier as a managing director in its New York office.

NIR Group, an alternative investment firm, has appointed David Ratzker as portfolio manager to head the firm’s structured equity investments.

Concept Capital, an institutional broker and total solutions provider for global investment managers, has appointed K.

Sprott Asset Management’s senior portfolio manager, Jean-Francois Tardif, has expressed his intention to retire on 7 July.