Leadership

CFP Board Names K. Dane Snowden As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

CFP Board has appointed K. Dane Snowden as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective March 16, 2026, succeeding longtime CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE, who will retire after nearly two decades in the role. The appointment follows a year-long national search conducted with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

Private Equity Veteran Speed Liu Joins FTI Consulting In Hong Kong As Senior Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

FTI Consulting has hired private equity veteran Speed Liu as a Senior Managing Director in its Business Transformation practice in Asia, based in Hong Kong, strengthening the firm’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment amid rising demand for operational turnaround and exit-readiness work across the region.

Aprio Adds Denver’s TaxOps SALT Team And Names Judy Vorndran as National Practice Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Aprio has expanded its national state and local tax practice with the addition of the SALT team from TaxOps, a Denver-area tax services firm, strengthening the accounting and advisory firm’s multistate tax capabilities and widening its coverage across additional jurisdictions.

VIA Names Matt O’Rourke Chief Creative Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

VIA has appointed award-winning creative leader Matt O’Rourke as chief creative officer, effective immediately, as the Portland, Maine-based advertising and marketing agency looks to sharpen its creative vision and support continued growth. O’Rourke will report to CEO Leeann Leahy, join VIA’s executive leadership team, and oversee creative direction across the agency’s client roster, which includes brands such as Arm & Hammer, Klondike, and Golden Corral.

Dentons: Curtis K. R. Cave Added To Barbados Corporate And Commercial Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Dentons has added senior associate Curtis K. R. Cave to its Corporate and Commercial practice in Barbados, a move the firm said will further strengthen its ability to support clients operating across an increasingly interconnected Caribbean business landscape.

Partners Capital Promotes Three To Partner And Names Four Managing Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Partners Capital announced it has promoted seven senior leaders across its global organization, elevating three professionals to Partner and naming four Managing Directors, as the firm continues to scale its investment and client advisory platform. The global investment firm oversees more than $70 billion in assets under management for endowments, foundations, family offices and high net worth clients, as of Sept. 30, 2025.

HighPost Capital Promotes David Weston To Senior Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

HighPost Capital has promoted David Weston to Senior Managing Director for its Buyout/Late-Stage Growth Fund, expanding his leadership responsibilities while he continues to lead sourcing and diligence efforts across the firm’s core consumer-oriented sectors.

CloudAvanti Names Brad Dever Chief Commercial Officer And Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

CloudAvanti has appointed Oracle services executive Brad Dever as chief commercial officer and managing director, effective January 19, as the boutique consulting firm looks to scale its go-to-market efforts and expand across North America.

Bitwise Appoints Shyam Natarajan As Chief Strategy Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Bitwise has named Shyam Natarajan as chief strategy officer, adding a senior executive role to accelerate its AI-first modernization and enterprise transformation work. The AI, data, and digital engineering services provider said the appointment supports its focus on helping global enterprises modernize their digital foundations and build AI-first systems that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Terex Appoints Namita Jindal As Chief AI and Data Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Terex has appointed Namita Jindal as senior vice president and chief AI and data officer, effective immediately, as the industrial equipment manufacturer looks to accelerate its digital transformation agenda.

White & Case: Chris Jeanes Joins As Funds Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

White & Case has expanded its Investment Funds Practice and Global Private Capital Industry Group with the hire of Chris Jeanes as a partner in London, adding further depth in fund formation and secondaries advisory work for private capital sponsors and sovereign clients.

DLA Piper Hires Adrián Del Paso In Mexico City To Enhance Global Environmental Regulatory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

DLA Piper is expanding its Environmental Regulatory practice with the hire of Adrián del Paso as a partner in Mexico City, bringing his long-standing team to the firm as it deepens capabilities supporting clients operating in highly regulated industries across Latin America and beyond.

White & Case Adds 4 Life Sciences IP Trial Litigators And Names Elizabeth Holland Global Practice Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2026

White & Case has expanded its Global Intellectual Property Practice and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group with the addition of four partners focused on life sciences trials and disputes: Elizabeth Holland, Nicholas Mitrokostas, William James and Daniel Margolis.

Dentons Adds Sarah Fregon As Partner, Bolstering Australia Dispute Resolution Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2026

Dentons has expanded its national Dispute Resolution team in Australia with the appointment of partner Sarah Fregon. Based in Melbourne, Fregon joins the firm with more than 25 years of litigation experience spanning commercial disputes, major torts, corporate crime, and regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.

White & Case Hires Four-Partner Life Sciences IP Litigation Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2026

White & Case has hired a four-partner life sciences IP litigation team from A&O Shearman, adding trial-focused patent litigators Elizabeth Holland, Nicholas Mitrokostas, William James, and Daniel Margolis to its Global Intellectual Property Practice and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group.

White & Case Adds Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury And Romain Guénin As Partners In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2026

White & Case announced it has expanded its global Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Global Real Estate Industry Group, and Global Private Capital Industry Group with the addition of Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury and Romain Guénin as partners in Paris, strengthening the firm’s real estate transactional and financing capabilities in France with a particular focus on data centers and other operational asset classes.

MillerKnoll Adds Former J. Jill CEO Claire Spofford To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2026

MillerKnoll has appointed retail executive Claire Spofford to its board of directors, adding an experienced consumer and omnichannel leader as the company looks to expand across its global portfolio of design brands.

SEC Names J. Russell “Rusty” McGranahan As General Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed J. Russell “Rusty” McGranahan as its new General Counsel, placing a veteran securities and M&A attorney in the role of the agency’s chief legal officer. McGranahan will lead the SEC’s legal function and provide counsel to the Office of the Chairman, the Commissioners, and staff across the agency.

UBS Adds The Miller Group To Bellevue Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2026

UBS Global Wealth Management US has hired financial advisor Jeff Miller, bringing him and his team, The Miller Group, to the firm’s Pacific Northwest wealth management market. Miller will be based in UBS’s Bellevue, Washington office, which is led locally by Market Executive Robert Giordano.

Walmart Names New Executive Council Leaders As Furner Prepares To Take CEO Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Walmart announced its board has elected new leaders to the company’s Executive Council and outlined a series of senior leadership moves that will take effect February 1, 2026, as incoming President and CEO John Furner prepares to take the helm.

GlobalFoundries Names Former Microchip CEO Ganesh Moorthy To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

GlobalFoundries announced it has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Ganesh Moorthy to its board of directors, effective immediately, adding a longtime operator with decades of experience in manufacturing, product development and corporate growth.

LDIC Inc. Names Genevieve Roch-Decter As CEO And Adds Nese Sokmen AS Client Relations Head In Senior Leadership Shuffle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

LDIC Inc. said it has made a series of senior executive appointments aimed at supporting continued growth, strengthening client service, and maintaining what the firm described as performance excellence, as it marks 27 years since its 1998 founding and a second consecutive year of record-high assets under management.

Halliburton Promotes Casey Maxwell To President Of Western Hemisphere

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Halliburton has named Casey Maxwell president of its Western Hemisphere business, promoting the current senior vice president of North America Land to the role effective February 1, 2026, as the oilfield services company continues to refresh its senior leadership bench.

Under Armour Names Kara Trent Chief Merchandising Officer And Adam Peake As President Of Americas In Executive Realignment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Under Armour announced it is reshuffling senior leadership roles as part of a broader effort to tighten execution, reinforce operational discipline, and align product, brand, and go-to-market leadership under a unified operating model aimed at driving sustainable growth and improved financial performance.

Mission Wealth Names 8 New Partners In 2026 Leadership Class

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Mission Wealth, a registered investment advisory firm, said it has elevated eight leaders to its 2026 Partner Class, bringing the firm’s total partner group to 66. The firm said partners now represent roughly one-third of its personnel, positioning the move as a marker of continued growth and an emphasis on internal ownership and leadership continuity.

FMG Names Co-Founder Dave Christensen As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

FMG, a marketing automation software provider for financial advisors and advisory firms, has appointed co-founder Dave Christensen as chief executive officer and named two new C-suite leaders as the company pushes platform innovation and growth across wealth and insurance channels.

Insight Partners: Amir Malayery Named As Managing Director To Lead Secondaries Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Insight Partners has appointed Amir Malayery as a Managing Director to lead the firm’s secondaries strategy, expanding its effort to provide liquidity solutions and flexible capital across the software ecosystem.

SDR Ventures: Investment Banking Veteran Matt Huebner Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

SDR Ventures has added investment banking veteran Matt Huebner as a partner, bringing more than 20 years of experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, business valuations, and strategic consulting as the Denver-based firm looks to expand its advisory platform and accelerate business development.

LPL Financial: Wealth Management Leaders Suzanne Elovic And Mike Murphy Join

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

LPL Financial announced it has appointed Suzanne Elovic as executive vice president and head of supervision and Mike Murphy as executive vice president and head of service, expanding leadership across two functions that the firm positions as central to the advisor experience. Both executives will be based in New York and will report to John O’Neill, executive vice president and head of Service & Supervision.

LPL Names Ilan Davidovici EVP Of Corporate Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

LPL Financial has appointed Ilan Davidovici as executive vice president of corporate strategy, tasking him with helping shape the firm’s long-term vision, set strategic priorities and evaluate growth opportunities, the company said Monday.