Leadership

Holland & Knight Adds Kristie Shu From Kirkland As Middle-Market M&A Platform Ranks No. 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Holland & Knight has added Kristie Shu as a partner in its Century City office, expanding the law firm's mergers and acquisitions and private equity capabilities in Southern California.

Duos Technologies Names Christopher DeAlmeida CFO As Edge AI Infrastructure Platform Scales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Duos Technologies Group has appointed Christopher "Chris" DeAlmeida Chief Financial Officer as the company scales its edge data center and AI infrastructure operations.

Ecovyst Names Laurie Bergman CFO As Michael Feehan Prepares To Depart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Ecovyst has appointed Laurie Bergman as Chief Financial Officer as the specialty chemicals company transitions financial leadership and continues pursuing its strategic and operational priorities.

Womble Adds Mark Eckard In Wilmington As Restructuring Demand Increases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Womble Bond Dickinson has added Mark Eckard as a partner in its Finance, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group in Wilmington, Delaware, strengthening its capabilities in one of the country's most important bankruptcy jurisdictions.

DLA Piper Adds Justin Simeone As Fifth Washington Investigations Partner Hire In 18 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

DLA Piper has added Justin Simeone as a partner in its White Collar, Investigations and Government Enforcement practice in Washington, D.C., continuing the firm's expansion of its cross-border investigations platform.

DBS Hong Kong Names Kyle Tan Head Of Global Financial Markets After Nearly 30 Years In Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

DBS Hong Kong has appointed Kyle Tan as Managing Director and Head of Global Financial Markets as the bank strengthens its leadership across Greater China and cross-border capital markets.

GE Vernova Names Rivian CFO Claire McDonough As CFO For 2027 Leadership Transition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

GE Vernova has named Rivian Chief Financial Officer Claire McDonough as its next CFO as the energy technology company prepares for the retirement of its first CFO, Ken Parks.

Trafalgar Launches TRF Casa De Bolsa And Names Carlos Septién Michel CEO As U.S. Expansion Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Trafalgar has launched TRF Casa de Bolsa and appointed Carlos Septién Michel as Chief Executive Officer of the broader Trafalgar Group as the Mexican financial services company expands its banking, brokerage and cross-border payments platform.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Sheldon Hunt Laing To Private Funds Group In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Greenberg Traurig has added Sheldon Hunt Laing as a shareholder in its Private Funds Group in New York, expanding the firm's capabilities across fund formation, capital structuring, and private equity.

NexusOne Names Ken Pickering SVP Of Engineering As ARR Triples And Top-3 U.S. Bank Cuts $100 Million+ In Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

NexusOne has named Ken Pickering Senior Vice President of Engineering as the enterprise AI infrastructure company's annual recurring revenue roughly triples over a six-month period and its AI & Data Control Plane moves into production across major organizations.

PhilWeb Names Lance Gokongwei Chairman After ₱2.02 Billion Investment As AI Infrastructure Strategy Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

PhilWeb Corporation has elected Lance Y. Gokongwei as Chairman of its Board of Directors as the Philippine technology company shifts toward large-scale execution of its business-to-business AI infrastructure strategy.

Noah Holdings Adds Tianjing Zhang From HOZU Capital To Board As AUM Reaches $20.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Noah Holdings has appointed Tianjing Zhang as an independent director while restructuring several board committees as the wealth and asset management company expands its international governance capabilities. Zhang's appointment becomes effective August 29, 2026.

KB Home Names Casey Dare Tampa Division President As 4 New Communities Prepare To Open

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

KB Home has named company veteran Casey Dare President of its Tampa Division, giving him responsibility for the homebuilder's operations across the region as it prepares to open four additional single-family communities.

Corvex Adds Garrett Brams To Lead AI Factory Data Center Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Corvex has appointed Garrett Brams to lead its data center sourcing and development strategy as the GPU infrastructure company expands the physical capacity supporting its AI Factory platform.

Sense Neuro Diagnostics Names Scott Wampler CEO After 61 Companies And 38 Regulatory Submissions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Sense Neuro Diagnostics has appointed Scott D. Wampler Chief Executive Officer as the medical technology company advances the clinical and regulatory development of its NeuroHawk non-invasive neurological assessment platform. Wampler's appointment became effective August 26, 2026.

HUB International Adds Chris Tassone From Taft To Lead North America Tax Liability Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

HUB International has appointed Chris Tassone as Managing Director of its tax liability insurance and risk capability for North America as the brokerage expands its Transactional Risk Practice across the U.S. and Canada.

Ondo Finance Names Allison Parent Chief Policy Officer As Tokenized Stocks Top $1 Billion TVL In Under 8 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Ondo Finance has named Allison Parent Chief Policy Officer as the tokenization platform expands its global regulatory strategy following rapid growth in its tokenized stock products.

Lucid Adds Shawn Mirabal, Mike Molino And Angela Zepeda Across Commercial, Finance And Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Lucid Group has added three senior executives across commercial operations, finance, and marketing as the electric vehicle company strengthens leadership around execution, cost discipline, and customer engagement.

Clifford Chance Adds Thyl Hassler As Private Capital Expansion Reaches 8 Lateral Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Clifford Chance has added Thyl Hassler as a partner in Germany, strengthening the global law firm's private capital, energy and infrastructure capabilities as investor activity across the asset class continues to expand.

Noble Adds Matt Noland From Peachtree To $5 Billion+ Hospitality Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Noble Investment Group has appointed Matt Noland as Director of Capital Markets, adding an executive with experience across hotel investments and nearly $1 billion of debt and equity placements to its more than $5 billion hospitality investment platform.

Netcraft Adds Darren Lee To Board As Platform Tops 230 Million Threat Blocks And Takes Down Nearly One-Third Of Phishing Sites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Netcraft has appointed cybersecurity industry veteran Darren Lee to its board of directors as the company expands its brand protection and digital risk platform amid growing AI-powered phishing and online fraud.

DLA Piper Adds Eric Bruce As Washington Investigations Team Reaches Fourth Partner Hire In 18 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

DLA Piper has added veteran litigator and former federal prosecutor Eric Bruce as a partner in its White Collar Crime, Investigations and Government Enforcement practice in Washington, D.C.

Kirkland Adds Trial Lawyer Aaron Katz After 14 Trials And 18 Years At Ropes & Gray

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added first-chair trial lawyer Aaron Katz as a litigation partner, continuing the firm's expansion of its high-stakes litigation practice.

PGIM Names Yaqub Ahmed Head Of DC Solutions As Defined Contribution Assets Top $190 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

PGIM has appointed Yaqub "Qub" Ahmed as Head of Defined Contribution Solutions, adding a veteran retirement executive as the $1.5 trillion asset manager expands its strategy across institutional and wealth channels.

Mayfield Adds Aditya Singh As Partner To Expand AI Infrastructure Investing Within $3 Billion Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Mayfield has added Aditya "Adit" Singh as a partner as the early-stage venture capital firm expands its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure within a broader $3 billion AI strategy.

Gaw Capital Opens Saudi Arabia Office And Names Khalid AlBihlal Managing Director Of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Gaw Capital has opened an office in Saudi Arabia and appointed Khalid AlBihlal as Managing Director of Private Equity for the country as the alternative investment firm expands its presence across the Gulf Cooperation Council.

H.I.G. Capital Adds Tim Hsu And Chris Todisco To Lead Credit Fundraising Across $75 Billion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Great Hill Partners Names Sam Liu Director Of AI As Firm Applies Technology Across $19 Billion+ Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Great Hill Partners has appointed Sam Liu as Director of AI, adding an experienced artificial intelligence executive to its Growth Team as the private equity firm expands the use of AI across investing and portfolio company value creation.

Osaic Names Sayee Bellamkonda Chief AI And Technology Officer To Lead Digital, Data And Cybersecurity Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Osaic has appointed Sayee Bellamkonda as Chief AI & Technology Officer, bringing in a veteran technology executive to lead the wealth management firm's advisor- and client-facing technology, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity strategies. Bellamkonda will join Osaic's executive committee and report directly to CEO Jamie Price.

PGIM Adds Lucas Radal From Mubadala To Lead Middle East Secondaries As Credit Strategy Targets $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

PGIM has appointed Lucas Radal as Head of Middle East Secondary Investments for Montana Capital Partners, expanding the firm's private markets secondaries platform into the region and strengthening its ability to source transactions and build relationships with Middle Eastern investors.