Leadership

Qapita Expands US Presence As Co-Founder Lakshman Gupta Relocates To San Francisco And New York Office Opens

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

Qapita has expanded its presence in the United States as co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Lakshman Gupta relocates to San Francisco and the private markets technology company opens a new office in New York.

Airbnb Names Pepijn Rijvers As Chief Business Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Airbnb has named Pepijn Rijvers as Chief Business Officer, with responsibility for the company’s Homes, Hotels, Global Markets, and Enterprise Operations businesses. Rijvers began the role on September 1, 2026.

Citi Private Bank Adds Teresa Radzinski As Private Banker In Jacksonville

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Citi Private Bank has added Teresa Radzinski as a Private Banker in Jacksonville, Florida, strengthening its North American wealth management team and expanding its coverage of ultra-high-net-worth clients and nonprofit organizations.

Jones Day Adds Private Funds Partner Ariele Cohen In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Jones Day has added Ariele L. Cohen as a partner in its Corporate Practice in New York, strengthening the firm's capabilities advising private investment funds, investment advisers and institutional investors.

DLA Piper Adds Venture Capital Partner Brittany Turner In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DLA Piper has added Brittany Turner as a Partner in its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice in San Francisco, expanding the firm's capabilities in one of the world's largest technology and venture investment markets.

CME Group Names Jack Tobin As CFO, John Marchese As General Counsel And Matthew Render As Chief Accounting Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

CME Group has announced several senior leadership changes across its finance and legal organizations as the derivatives marketplace prepares for previously announced CEO succession.

Alterome Therapeutics Names Former Poseida CFO Johanna Mylet As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Alterome Therapeutics has appointed Johanna Mylet, CPA, Chief Financial Officer as the clinical-stage precision oncology company advances its pipeline of KRAS-targeting cancer therapies.

Callio Therapeutics Names Zachary Hornby As CEO To Advance Dual-Payload Cancer Drug Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Callio Therapeutics has appointed Zachary "Zach" Hornby Chief Executive Officer as the clinical-stage biotechnology company advances multiple dual-payload antibody-drug conjugates for cancer.

Cytospire Therapeutics Names Sumeet Ambarkhane As Chief Medical Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Cytospire Therapeutics has appointed Sumeet Ambarkhane, M.D., Chief Medical Officer as the biotechnology company prepares its lead immune cell engager program, CYT X300, for first-in-human clinical studies.

Whatfix Names Co-Founder Vara Kumar As CEO Following Passing Of Khadim Batti

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Whatfix has appointed Co-Founder Vara Kumar as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, following the sudden passing of Co-Founder and CEO Khadim Batti on September 1, 2026.

British Fashion Council Names Pavita Cooper Chair And Caroline Issa Deputy Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

The British Fashion Council has appointed Pavita Cooper as Chair, effective October 1, 2026, as the organization strengthens its leadership around government engagement, fundraising and the role of fashion in the UK economy.

Linklaters Adds Wachtell Dealmaker Mark Gordon As Americas Managing Partner And Global M&A Co-Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Linklaters has hired Mark Gordon from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as Managing Partner of the Americas and Co-Chair of Global M&A, marking another major senior appointment as the law firm accelerates its expansion in the U.S.

Harrison Street Expands $110 Billion Platform With Global Investor Solutions Leadership Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Harrison Street Asset Management has expanded its Investor Solutions Group with several senior leadership appointments across North America, Europe and Asia as the alternative investment firm continues scaling its $110 billion asset management platform.

Frazier Healthcare Partners Adds Former McKesson Strategy Chief Tom Rodgers As Senior Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Frazier Healthcare Partners has named Tom Rodgers Senior Partner, effective October 2026, adding an executive with more than 35 years of experience across healthcare strategy, corporate development and venture investing.

Positive Development Names Greg Fuller As COO To Support Nationwide Autism Care Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Positive Development has named Greg Fuller Chief Operating Officer, adding a healthcare operations executive with 25 years of experience as the developmental therapy provider works toward expanding its autism care model nationally.

Latham & Watkins Adds Ahmed ElDessouki As IP Litigation Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Ahmed ElDessouki has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice.

J.P. Morgan Names Nelle Miller And William Sinclair As Co-CEOs Of $2.4 Trillion U.S. Private Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

J.P. Morgan announced that Nelle Miller and William Sinclair have been appointed Co-CEOs of the U.S. Private Bank, effective immediately. Miller and Sinclair will lead J.P. Morgan's $2.4 trillion U.S. private banking business, which includes more than 5,500 professionals across 57 offices serving individuals, families, entrepreneurs, executives, family offices, and institutions throughout the country.

Elementum Names Phil Duggan As Chief Revenue Officer As AI-Native Enterprise Platform Scales Global Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Elementum has named Phil Duggan Chief Revenue Officer, putting the enterprise software veteran in charge of the company's global sales and revenue organization as demand grows for its AI-native automation platform.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Insurance Partner Yuliya Feldman In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Yuliya Feldman as a partner in its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in New York, strengthening the firm's capabilities across insurance M&A, regulatory compliance, reinsurance and other complex transactions.

Amundi Names John O’Toole As Asia CIO And Expands Regional Investment Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Amundi has appointed John O'Toole Chief Investment Officer for Asia as part of a broader expansion of its investment leadership presence across Hong Kong and Singapore.

Nuveen Private Capital Names Robert Rdzak Managing Director Of Consultant Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Nuveen Private Capital has appointed Robert Rdzak Managing Director, Consultant Relations, creating a new position focused on expanding institutional consultant relationships for the firm's $99 billion global private capital platform.

Moelis Adds Greg Guest As Managing Director In Private Capital Advisory Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Moelis & Company has appointed Greg Guest Managing Director in New York, where he will join the firm's Private Capital Advisory Group and lead its promoted capital solutions activities.

Warburg Pincus Adds Former Deutsche Bank President James von Moltke As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Warburg Pincus has appointed James von Moltke Senior Advisor and Executive-in-Residence in Europe, bringing the former Deutsche Bank President and CFO into the firm's investment activities across financial services and technology.

CVC Names Todd Sisitsky And Peter Rutland Co-CEOs Effective By Q1 2028

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

CVC Capital Partners has announced the next phase of its leadership succession, with Todd Sisitsky and Peter Rutland set to become Co-Chief Executive Officers by the first quarter of 2028.

Blackstone Reportedly Names David Levine And Giovanni Cutaia Co-Heads Of Global Real Estate As Nadeem Meghji Departs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Blackstone has named David Levine and Giovanni Cutaia co-heads of its global real estate business, succeeding Nadeem Meghji, who plans to leave the alternative asset manager at the end of 2026. The leadership changes were disclosed in an internal memo reported by Bloomberg.

Ball Corporation Adds Darlene Nicosia And Sherry Buck To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Ball Corporation has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia, CEO of Maker's Pride, and Sherry L. Buck, former CFO of W. L. Gore & Associates, to its board of directors, adding executives with extensive manufacturing, operations and finance experience.

AdaptHealth Names Harriss Currie As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

AdaptHealth has named Harriss T. Currie Chief Financial Officer, effective September 9, 2026, succeeding Jason Clemens, who will remain with the company through October 1 to assist with the transition.

Genuine Parts Company Names Leadership Teams For Planned GPC And Motion Separation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Genuine Parts Company has named the leadership teams and board leadership for its Automotive and Industrial businesses as it prepares to separate the operations into two independent publicly traded companies in the first quarter of 2027.

Weight Watchers Names Former Ookla CEO Stephen Bye Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Weight Watchers has appointed Stephen Bye President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board, with the appointment expected to become effective this fall.

Lyft Names Michael Brous As Chief Financial Officer As Erin Brewer Retires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Lyft has appointed Michael Brous Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2026, succeeding Erin Brewer, who plans to retire and will remain an advisor through December 15 to support the transition.