Man Group, a global active investment management firm, has appointed Robert Furdak as Chief Investment Officer for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), a newly-created role to further bolster the firm’s broader commitment to responsible investment (RI). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Furdak
Former US Congressman Richard H Baker, the President and CEO of Managed Funds Association (MFA), is to step down from his positions, effective 31 December, 2019. In a speech to the Exchequer Club of Washington DC, Baker (pictured) reflected on
GAM Investments has appointed Giovanni D’Alesio as head of research for its Alternative Investment Solutions business, effective 13 January. D’Alesio is based in London.In this role, D’Alesio will be responsible for leading GAM’s external fund manager research team and managing
GoldenTree Asset Management, an investment firm that manages alternative and traditional asset strategies for sophisticated institutional and high net-worth investors, has hired Bob Sherman as a partner. Sherman will work closely with partners Frank Jordan and Tom Humphrey in the
Weston Capital Management has appointed Marcel Herbst as a member of the management team. Herbst’s role will be to lead the global distribution efforts, work on creating strategic partnerships, and oversee the further development of the firm. Herbst spent the
I2BF, an asset management group focused on renewable energy and clean technology, has appointed Denis Chigirev as head of quantitative research. Chigirev has a Princeton PhD in theoretical physics, is an International Physics Olympiad Silver Medal winner, and an alumni
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Shvetank Shah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Shvetank previously worked at Gartner where he held many leadership roles including Senior Vice President of its Technology &
Brian R Hall, OBE, former Chairman of the Board of Oyster Consulting (Bermuda) Ltd, has become Chairman Emeritus. Hall (pictured) has served as Chairman of the Board since the company’s inception. His son, B Robert (Rob) Hall, a Founding Principal
Vela, an independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, has appointed Peggy Sullivan (pictured), who has served as a consultant to the Company since October 2017, as Chief of Staff. Based out of Vela’s
eVestment, a specialist in institutional investor data and analytics, has named Ashish Aryal as Head of Strategy for EMEA. He will be based in eVestment’s London office. Aryal (pictured) is responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives aimed at furthering
