Leadership

Macfarlanes Adds Edward Prestwich As Partner To Expand Credit Fund Formation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:28 PM

Macfarlanes has added Edward Prestwich as a partner in its Fund Formation team, strengthening the firm’s capabilities advising credit fund managers on fund formation, investments, and broader house matters.

Dentons Adds Alina Lacatus As Partner And Head Of Life Sciences And Health Care In Bucharest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:26 PM

Dentons has added Alina Lacatus as a partner in Bucharest, strengthening the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice and its Life Sciences and Health Care capabilities in Romania.

Akin Adds Brian Zurawski As Data Center And Infrastructure Real Estate Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 2, 2026

Akin has added Brian Zurawski as a real estate partner in its Chicago corporate practice, expanding the firm’s capabilities across data centers, power generation, infrastructure, and related real estate transactions.

SimCorp Appoints Fiona O’Donnell As Chief Delivery Officer To Lead Global Client Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 2, 2026

SimCorp has appointed Fiona O'Donnell as Chief Delivery Officer, creating a new executive position that places responsibility for the financial technology company’s global client delivery organization under a single leader.

Bain & Company Appoints Jeff Haxer As Global M&A And Divestitures Practice Lead And Sinead Mullen As Americas Practice Lead

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 2, 2026

Bain & Company has appointed Jeff Haxer as Global Head of its M&A and Divestitures practice and Sinead Mullen as Americas Regional Practice Lead, strengthening the consulting firm’s leadership around dealmaking, integrations, separations, and AI-powered transaction solutions.

Opto Investments Appoints Justin Mills And Rachel Hallock To Expand Private Markets Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 2, 2026

Opto Investments has appointed Justin Mills as Principal Product Manager and Rachel Hallock as Head of Design as the private markets technology company continues expanding tools for wealth managers, family offices, and institutional investors.

Advisor360° Appoints Hrishi Dixit And Russ Hughey To Strengthen AI Innovation And Customer Success Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 2, 2026

Advisor360° has appointed Hrishi Dixit as Chief Technology Officer, Agentic Innovation, and Russ Hughey as Vice President, Customer Success, strengthening its leadership team as the wealth technology company increases its focus on artificial intelligence, enterprise technology, and client relationships.

Dispatch Names Patrick Dunne As Head Of Wealth And Asset Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 2, 2026

Dispatch has appointed Patrick Dunne as Head of Wealth and Asset Management, adding more than 25 years of experience across wealth management, financial services, operations, and technology as the company expands its data infrastructure platform.

Latham & Watkins Adds Jason Raeburn As London Partner To Expand AI, Copyright, And Data Disputes Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Latham & Watkins has added Jason Raeburn as a partner in its London Litigation & Trial Department, expanding the firm’s capabilities across artificial intelligence, copyright, privacy, intellectual property, and technology disputes.

Simpson Thacher Expands Chicago Office With Four Partner Additions And Adds James Beebe In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is expanding its newly opened Chicago office with four partner additions while also adding an executive compensation partner in New York.

Shook Appoints Jeremy Wikler And Chris Wray To Key Practice Leadership Roles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Shook, Hardy & Bacon has appointed Jeremy Wikler as co-chair of its Complex Litigation & Strategic Counseling practice and Chris Wray as chair of its Government Investigations & White Collar practice.

Veriv Secures Investment From Rockmont Partners And Adds Brian Fox And Christopher Schellhorn To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Veriv has secured a new investment from Rockmont Partners and appointed financial verification industry veterans Brian Fox and Christopher Schellhorn to its Board of Directors as the company expands its source-verified financial data network internationally.

TPT Investment Management Appoints Peter Smith As CIO As £11.4 Billion Pension Provider Expands Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

TPT Investment Management has appointed Peter Smith as Chief Investment Officer as parent organization TPT Retirement Solutions expands its pension offerings following regulatory progress involving its defined benefit Superfund and collective defined contribution plans.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Sahar Kamali As Digital Infrastructure Finance Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added Sahar Kamali as a partner in its Debt Finance Practice Group, strengthening the law firm’s capabilities across data center and digital infrastructure financing transactions.

Franchise Equity Partners Appoints Chris Holzshu As Operating Partner To Expand Automotive Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Franchise Equity Partners has appointed Chris Holzshu as an Operating Partner to help expand the private equity firm’s automotive investment strategy and strengthen its capabilities across automotive retail and services.

HighPost Capital Appoints Ron Sylvestri As Managing Director, Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

HighPost Capital has appointed Ron Sylvestri as Managing Director, Marketing, adding a veteran capital-formation executive who has helped raise more than $4 billion across alternative investments, institutional fundraising, and strategic business development.

Harraden Circle Appoints David Walch To Develop New Opportunistic Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Harraden Circle Investments has appointed David Walch as Portfolio Manager, adding an investment executive with nearly three decades of experience across corporate credit, structured credit, real estate, and real assets.

LGT Capital Partners Appoints Sascha Gruber As CEO As Firm Manages More Than $120 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

LGT Capital Partners has appointed longtime executive Sascha Gruber as Chief Executive Officer, continuing a leadership transition at the global alternative investment manager with more than $120 billion in assets under management.

Broad Sky Partners Appoints Henry Elefter As Managing Director And Adds Varun Reddy To Investment Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Astira Capital Partners Appoints Manoj Kothiyal As Partner, Head Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Astira Capital Partners has appointed Manoj Kothiyal as Partner, Head of AI, creating a senior leadership role focused on integrating applied artificial intelligence into investment strategy and value creation across the private equity firm’s portfolio.

Modjeski And Masters Names Kevin W. Johns President Effective January 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Modjeski and Masters has named Kevin W. Johns as its next President, continuing an internal leadership transition at the 133-year-old engineering firm.

Sobi Proposes Former Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm As New Board Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum has proposed Börje Ekholm as a new Board member and Chair of the Board, with shareholders expected to consider the nomination at Sobi’s 2027 Annual General Meeting.

Master Group Appoints Keith Strachan Chief Commercial Officer For North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

The Master Group has appointed Keith Strachan as Chief Commercial Officer, expanding his leadership responsibilities across the HVAC-R distributor’s operations in Canada and the U.S. Strachan’s appointment is effective immediately.

AgriBank Names Matthew Basler As CEO Effective February 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

AgriBank has appointed Matthew Basler as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 22, 2027, bringing a financial services executive with more than three decades of investment banking, capital markets, and credit experience to the Farm Credit System institution.

Roquemore Skierski Adds Bronson T. Yake And Daniel Caminiti As Senior Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Roquemore Skierski has added Bronson T. Yake and Daniel Caminiti as Senior Counsel in its business and commercial litigation practice, expanding the Dallas firm’s capabilities across complex disputes involving privately held and owner-operated companies.

Southern Company Reshapes Leadership As Kim Greene Moves To Operations And Stan Connally Becomes Georgia Power CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Southern Company has announced a series of executive leadership changes designed to support rising electricity demand, major infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and workforce development across the energy company. The changes become effective January 1, 2027.

Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer Returns As CEO As Hichame Assi Is Named President And COO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Shutterstock has appointed founder and Chairman Jon Oringer as Chief Executive Officer and named Hichame Assi President and Chief Operating Officer as the company prepares for its next phase of strategy, transformation, and artificial intelligence-driven growth. Both appointments became effective October 28, 2026.

Reworld Appoints Howard Lance As President And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Reworld has appointed Howard L. Lance as President and Chief Executive Officer, bringing a veteran industrial and technology executive into the top leadership role at the sustainable waste solutions company. Lance’s appointment is effective immediately.

Buyers Edge Platform Appoints Sam Peterson As CTO To Expand AI-Driven Foodservice Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Buyers Edge Platform has appointed Sam Peterson as Chief Technology Officer as the digital foodservice procurement company expands its use of artificial intelligence across its technology and product portfolio.

Jinko Holdings Names Craig Zhang As Acting CFO And Gener Miao As Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2026

Jinko Holdings has appointed Craig Zhang as Acting Chief Financial Officer and Gener Miao as a Director following a leadership change at the clean energy and technology investment company.