Leadership

Reed’s Appoints Damian Warshall As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Reed's, the owner of a leading portfolio of handcrafted natural ginger beverages, has appointed Damian Warshall as Chief Operating Officer, effective April 27, 2026. Warshall is a returning executive, having previously served as Vice President of Operations at Reed's before departing to lead operations at other beverage companies.

Chipotle Appoints Fernando Machado As Chief Brand Officer And Arlie Sisson As Chief Digital Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Chipotle Mexican Grill has named Fernando Machado as Chief Brand Officer, effective June 1, 2026, and Arlie Sisson as its first-ever Chief Digital Officer, as the company continues to execute its Recipe for Growth strategy. The dual appointments strengthen Chipotle's leadership across brand marketing and technology innovation at a company with more than 4,000 restaurants across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Middle East.

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Private Capital Lawyer Will Aitken-Davies As Corporate Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has hired Will Aitken-Davies as a corporate partner in its London office, joining from Paul Weiss. Aitken-Davies brings a practice focused on private equity and infrastructure investor transactions across European and cross-border markets.

BRG Adds Energy And Climate Strategy Advisor Enrique Glotzer As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Berkeley Research Group has hired Enrique Glotzer as a managing director in its Energy and Climate practice, based in New York. Glotzer brings more than twenty years of advisory experience across the energy and infrastructure sectors, with expertise spanning corporate strategy, financial valuation, operational improvement, digital transformation, and M&A transaction support.

Clifford Chance Appoints Marc Mehlen As Managing Partner In Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Clifford Chance has appointed Marc Mehlen as Managing Partner of its Luxembourg office, effective May 1, 2026. Mehlen succeeds Katia Gauzès, whose tenure strengthened client engagement and reinforced the office's strategic global relationships.

Paul Hastings Adds Amanda Persaud As Partner And Co-Chair Of Investment Funds And Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Paul Hastings has added Amanda Persaud as a partner and co-chair of Investment Funds and Private Capital in New York, further strengthening the firm's global funds platform. Persaud joins from Ropes & Gray, where she was part of its Band 1-ranked funds practice, and is recognized by Chambers as among the top practitioners of her generation in the field.

White & Case Adds Nuclear Energy Partner Simon Stuttaford In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

White & Case has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of Simon Stuttaford as a partner in London. Stuttaford brings nearly 20 years of experience focused on energy and infrastructure, with a specialization in the nuclear sector.

Dentons Promotes Four Partners Across UK, Ireland And Middle East Region

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has announced the promotion of four new partners across its UK, Ireland, and Middle East region, effective May 1, 2026. The promotions follow the recruitment of 14 new partners in 2025 and three additional lateral hires already completed in 2026.

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Wilfred Ho As Partner In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has added Wilfred Ho as a partner in its Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm's restructuring, litigation, and arbitration practice across the Asia-Pacific region. Ho brings more than 15 years of experience at leading international law firms, with a track record of handling some of the most complex and high-value disputes in the region.

Maple Park Capital Partners Appoints Robert Zell As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Maple Park Capital Partners has named Robert Zell as its new Chief Financial Officer, adding a finance executive with more than two decades of investment firm experience to its leadership team. The appointment reflects the firm's commitment to building institutional-grade infrastructure in support of its investors and portfolio companies.

IFS: Ryan Courson Appointed CFO To Support Next Phase Of Industrial AI Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

IFS announced the appointment of Ryan Courson as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its leadership team as the company accelerates growth in Industrial AI.

Electrosoft: Jamie Holcombe Appointed COO To Scale Federal Cyber, AI And Cloud Modernization Efforts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Electrosoft Services announced the appointment of Jamie Holcombe as Chief Operating Officer, strengthening its leadership team as demand grows for integrated cybersecurity, AI, and cloud solutions across federal agencies.

JonesTrading: Kevin Dede Appointed Managing Director Of Equity Research To Focus On Disruptive Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

JonesTrading Institutional Services announced the appointment of Kevin Dede as Managing Director, Equity Research, as the firm continues to expand its coverage of emerging technologies and disruptive industries.

The Block: Steve Chung Appointed CEO To Drive Institutional Expansion Across Crypto, Finance And AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

The Block announced the appointment of Steve Chung as Chief Executive Officer, positioning the company to expand its institutional presence at the intersection of digital assets, traditional finance, and artificial intelligence.

Hyland: Tracy Roccasalva Appointed Chief Marketing Officer To Drive Global AI And Agentic Enterprise Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Hyland Software announced the appointment of Tracy Roccasalva as Chief Marketing Officer, as the company accelerates its global growth strategy in enterprise content management and AI-driven platforms.

World Financial Group: Steven Webster Appointed COO To Advance Agent-First Operating Model And Technology Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

World Financial Group announced the appointment of Steven Webster as Chief Operating Officer, reinforcing its focus on scaling its independent agent network and enhancing its technology-driven operating model.

Northern Trust: Beata Kirr Appointed CIO Of Global Family Office To Lead Investment Strategy For Ultra-High-Net-Worth Clients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2026

Northern Trust announced that it has appointed Beata Kirr as Chief Investment Officer of its Global Family Office (GFO) business, a rapidly growing segment focused on ultra-high-net-worth families.

Kontent.ai: Mark Greenaway Appointed CEO To Scale Agentic CMS And Enterprise Content Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2026

Kontent.ai announced the appointment of Mark Greenaway as Chief Executive Officer as the company looks to scale its Agentic CMS platform and expand its role in transforming enterprise content operations.

Baker McKenzie: Anna Orlander Rejoins As Partner To Strengthen Global M&A Practice In Stockholm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Baker McKenzie announced that Anna Orlander has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Stockholm office, reinforcing its global M&A and transactional capabilities.

White & Case: Adam Johnson Joins As Partner To Expand Global Capital Markets Practice In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

White & Case announced that Adam Johnson has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office, strengthening its Global Capital Markets Practice.

Simpson Thacher: Finance Partner Hire Strengthens New San Francisco Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced the addition of a finance partner in San Francisco, continuing the buildout of its newly established office and broader West Coast expansion strategy: Katie Taylor. Taylor brings experience advising private equity sponsors, financial institutions, and corporate clients on a range of financing transactions, including leveraged finance, structured finance, and capital solutions. The hire is expected to enhance the firm’s ability to support complex transactions and client needs across technology, healthcare, and other key sectors in the region.

Kirkland & Ellis: Josh Feltman Joins As Partner To Strengthen Restructuring And Finance Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Joshua Feltman has joined the firm as a partner, significantly enhancing its finance, restructuring, and liability management capabilities.

PassiveLogic Appoints Joel Harvill As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

PassiveLogic, a company focused on physical AI for autonomous buildings, announced the appointment of Joel Harvill as Chief Financial Officer as it scales its platform and expands adoption across the built environment.

LinkedIn: Daniel Shapero Named CEO As Ryan Roslansky Transitions To Expanded Microsoft Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

LinkedIn announced that longtime executive Daniel Shapero has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ryan Roslansky, who will remain with parent company Microsoft as Executive Vice President overseeing LinkedIn and Microsoft Office.

DLA Piper: Partners Approve Global Alignment Under Unified Leadership Structure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

DLA Piper announced that partners across its U.S. and International entities have approved a closer global alignment under a single leadership team, a move designed to strengthen the firm’s competitive position and expand its ability to serve clients across markets.

Kirkland & Ellis: Adam Prince Joins As Private Equity And M&A Partner In Philadelphia Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Adam Prince has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Practice Group, strengthening its transactional capabilities in Philadelphia.

JPMorgan Chase: Hiring Of Senior Dealmakers Signals Push Into AI And Technology Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

JPMorgan Chase has hired two senior technology investment bankers from Bank of America as part of a broader push to strengthen its position in high-growth sectors, including artificial intelligence and semiconductors, according to a Reuters report.

Goshen College: Microsoft And AI Veteran Raj Biyani Named First-Ever Chief Innovation Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2026

Goshen College, a nationally ranked private liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, has appointed Raj Biyani, a member of the class of 1992, as its first-ever Chief Innovation Officer. A former Microsoft executive with more than 30 years of experience in technology and artificial intelligence, Biyani returns to his alma mater to help define what responsible AI leadership looks like in higher education.

Trianz: Sudhakar Vadapalli Named Chief Financial Officer To Scale Platform-Led Transformation Business Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2026

Trianz, a Herndon, Virginia-based technology company pioneering the Transformation Services as a Software model for enterprise digital transformation, has appointed Sudhakar Vadapalli as Chief Financial Officer. Reporting directly to founder and CEO Sri Manchala, Vadapalli will lead global financial strategy, capital planning, and operational finance as Trianz scales its Concierto platform globally.

Ontinue: Simon Godfrey Named Chief Revenue Officer To Accelerate Global Cybersecurity Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2026

Ontinue, a Zurich-based provider of AI-powered managed security operations through its Agentic SOC platform, has appointed Simon Godfrey as Chief Revenue Officer. Based in London, Godfrey will lead Ontinue's global revenue strategy, driving growth across the United States, UK and Ireland, DACH, and NGO markets.