Leadership

White & Case Adds Parthiv Rishi As M&A Partner In Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

White & Case has added Parthiv Rishi as a partner in Singapore, expanding the firm's Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and its private capital capabilities across Asia Pacific.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Adds Adil Hussain To Expand Middle East Finance Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has added Adil Hussain to its Banking & Loan Finance practice in Dubai, expanding the firm's finance capabilities across the Middle East.

White & Case Adds Noah Carr And Gordon Palmquist As M&A Partners In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

White & Case has added Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist as partners in Tokyo, further expanding its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and cross-border private capital capabilities in Japan.

Prospera Financial Services Brings In Patrick Sweeney And John Palmer, Adding $75 Million In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Prospera Financial Services has added Patrick Sweeney of Pennsylvania and John Palmer of New York to its national independent advisor platform. The two advisors are expected to bring a combined $75 million in assets under management to the firm.

Mayer Brown Adds Michelle Herman As Structured Finance Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Mayer Brown has added Michelle Herman as a partner in its Global Trade Finance practice in New York, expanding the firm’s structured finance capabilities.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Lauren Emery As Labor And Employment Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Lauren Emery as a partner in its Labor and Employment Practice Group in Chicago, strengthening the firm’s management-side labor capabilities and its presence in the market.

Charityvest Appoints Matt Nash And James Lenhoff To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Charityvest has appointed Matt Nash and James Lenhoff to its Board of Directors, adding experienced leaders from the donor-advised fund, nonprofit and wealth management sectors as the organization enters its next phase of growth.

Ecopetrol Names Acting Leaders For Science, Technology And Energy Transition Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Ecopetrol has announced leadership changes across its Science, Technology and Innovation and Energy Transition organizations following resolutions approved by the company's Board of Directors.

Parle Biscuits Names Former PepsiCo Executive George Kovoor As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Parle Biscuits has appointed former PepsiCo executive George Kovoor as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the company strengthens its leadership team for its next phase of growth, according to CNBC-TV18.

Apollo Silver Names Steven Thomas Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Apollo Silver has appointed Steven Thomas as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026, adding an executive with more than 30 years of international corporate finance experience to its leadership team.

Mudrick Capital Management Names Scot Pasquale Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Mudrick Capital Management has appointed Scot Pasquale as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026, strengthening the event-driven investment firm's senior leadership and operating infrastructure.

MAI Capital Management Names Amy Brady As Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

MAI Capital Management has named Amy Brady as a Managing Partner in its Office of Managing Partners, adding a veteran financial services executive to lead strategic initiatives spanning AI, technology, operations and enterprise growth.

Latham & Watkins Adds Grace Huang And Edward Freeman As Partners In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Latham & Watkins is adding Grace Huang and Edward Freeman as partners in Hong Kong, strengthening its Asian transactional platform across capital markets, public M&A and private equity.

Skadden Adds Zachary Finley As Finance Partner In Palo Alto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Skadden has added Zachary Finley as a partner in its Finance Group in Palo Alto, strengthening the firm's West Coast financing platform and its capabilities across digital infrastructure, private credit and leveraged finance.

Mayer Brown Adds Rob Mathews, David Becker And Ben Bierwirth As Finance Partners In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Mayer Brown has added Rob Mathews, David Becker and Ben Bierwirth as partners in its London Banking & Finance practice, significantly expanding the firm's leveraged finance, high-yield and private capital capabilities.

Kirkland Adds Prerak Shah As State Attorneys General Litigation Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added Prerak "Pre" Shah as a partner, strengthening its litigation capabilities involving state attorneys general investigations, enforcement actions and other complex disputes.

Lifeward Names Josh Hexter As Interim CEO And Rami Aviram As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Lifeward has appointed Josh Hexter as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Rami Aviram as Chief Financial Officer as the biomedical innovation company looks to build on increasing commercial momentum across its rehabilitation technology portfolio.

Hosts Global Names Marti Winer CEO As Kurt Paben Becomes Vice Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Hosts Global has named Marti Winer as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the destination management company positions itself for continued growth and international expansion.

UPS Announces Executive Leadership Changes And New Global Operating Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

UPS has announced a series of executive leadership changes and a new global operating model, effective September 1, 2026, as the company shifts its focus toward accelerating profitable growth and more closely integrating its worldwide logistics network.

AstraZeneca Appoints Wan Ling Martello As Non-Executive Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

AstraZeneca has appointed Wan Ling Martello as a Non-Executive Director, effective September 1, 2026, adding an executive with extensive global finance, consumer, technology and digital transformation experience to its board.

Thompson Gray Names Todd Johnston CEO As Ron Gray Becomes Executive Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Thompson Gray has appointed Todd Johnston as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ron Gray, who has moved to Executive Chairman.

SBVA Appoints Former SoftBank Vision Fund Investors Kaz Yoshimaru And Chris Lee As Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

SBVA has appointed former SoftBank Vision Fund investment professionals Kaz Yoshimaru and Chris Lee as Venture Partners, strengthening the firm's investment network across the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia.

DreamStart Labs Names Adrian Merryman Interim CEO As Henrik Esbensen Steps Down After Decade

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

DreamStart Labs has announced a leadership transition, with co-founder Henrik Esbensen stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Adrian Merryman taking over as Interim CEO. The transition became effective August 25, 2026.

Paul Weiss Adds Mandeep Lotay As Head Of European Structured Finance & Securitizations In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has announced that Mandeep Lotay will join the firm as Head of European Structured Finance & Securitizations and a partner in its Finance Group, based in London.

BakerHostetler Adds Daniel Passage As Debt Finance Of Counsel In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

BakerHostetler has added Daniel Passage as of counsel in its Los Angeles office, where he joins the firm’s Business Practice Group and Debt Finance team.

H.I.G. Capital Names Younghee Choi Head Of Asia As Firm Expands $75 Billion Capital Formation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Barchemy Names Former Rise Baking Executive Isaac Long CEO As Founder Larry Toscano Becomes Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Barchemy has appointed Isaac Long as Chief Executive Officer, bringing in a food industry executive with experience in enterprise transformation, commercial strategy and manufacturing as the specialty ingredient company enters its next phase of growth.

Leadership

White & Case Adds Parthiv Rishi As M&A Partner In Singapore

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Adds Adil Hussain To Expand Middle East Finance Practice

White & Case Adds Noah Carr And Gordon Palmquist As M&A Partners In Tokyo

Prospera Financial Services Brings In Patrick Sweeney And John Palmer, Adding $75 Million In AUM

Mayer Brown Adds Michelle Herman As Structured Finance Partner In New York

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Lauren Emery As Labor And Employment Partner In Chicago

Charityvest Appoints Matt Nash And James Lenhoff To Board Of Directors

Ecopetrol Names Acting Leaders For Science, Technology And Energy Transition Businesses

Parle Biscuits Names Former PepsiCo Executive George Kovoor As CEO

Apollo Silver Names Steven Thomas Chief Financial Officer

Mudrick Capital Management Names Scot Pasquale Chief Financial Officer

MAI Capital Management Names Amy Brady As Managing Partner

Latham & Watkins Adds Grace Huang And Edward Freeman As Partners In Hong Kong

Skadden Adds Zachary Finley As Finance Partner In Palo Alto

Mayer Brown Adds Rob Mathews, David Becker And Ben Bierwirth As Finance Partners In London

Kirkland Adds Prerak Shah As State Attorneys General Litigation Partner

Lifeward Names Josh Hexter As Interim CEO And Rami Aviram As CFO

Hosts Global Names Marti Winer CEO As Kurt Paben Becomes Vice Chair

UPS Announces Executive Leadership Changes And New Global Operating Model

AstraZeneca Appoints Wan Ling Martello As Non-Executive Director

Thompson Gray Names Todd Johnston CEO As Ron Gray Becomes Executive Chairman

SBVA Appoints Former SoftBank Vision Fund Investors Kaz Yoshimaru And Chris Lee As Venture Partners

DreamStart Labs Names Adrian Merryman Interim CEO As Henrik Esbensen Steps Down After Decade

Paul Weiss Adds Mandeep Lotay As Head Of European Structured Finance & Securitizations In London

BakerHostetler Adds Daniel Passage As Debt Finance Of Counsel In Los Angeles

H.I.G. Capital Names Younghee Choi Head Of Asia As Firm Expands $75 Billion Capital Formation Platform

Barchemy Names Former Rise Baking Executive Isaac Long CEO As Founder Larry Toscano Becomes Chairman

GT Independence Names Chris Karkenny CEO As Self-Directed Care Platform Serves More Than 60,000 People

Herbalife CEO Stephan Gratziani To Step Down As CFO John DeSimone Becomes Interim CEO

Weil Adds Jonathan Stott From Dechert And Michael Hanna To Expand Bay Area Private Equity Team