The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), Africa’s largest pension scheme, has appointed Linda Mateza as Head of Investments and Actuarial Services.
Methys, a technology provider, has appointed Jean Philippe Gireaud as Head of International Business Development, based in Paris.
East Africa focused private equity firm, Catalyst Principal Partners has appointed Jim Seymour as a member of its board of Senior Advisors, and Andrew Reicher as Chairman of its Investment Committee.
Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed Hazel McNeilage as Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), in line with its continuing focus on building relationships with institutional clients across the region.
Bravura Solutions has hired Ian Wilkinson to the newly created role of Director of Project Management.
Barclays, an international financial services provider engaged in personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, has appointed James E. Staley as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2015.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has appointed Sanjeev Gupta as Executive Director of Financial Services.
Scipion Capital, an investment manager specializing in self-liquidating short-term commodity trade finance, has made three new senior hires to further strengthen its legal division, on-the-ground operations and corporate governance.
KPMG in South Africa has announced the appointment of Michael Rudnicki as the Head of Private Equity (PE), following Warren Watkins’ decision to pursue other interests within the firm.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Brad W. Pacheco as its new Deputy Executive Officer for Communications & Stakeholder Relations, effective immediately.
Centum Investment, the largest public quoted investment company in East Africa, has appointed Job Muriuki and Brian Kiai as Deputy Directors in its Centum Capital Division.
The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has appointed five directors to its board, with immediate effect.
Societe Generale has appointed Laurent Thong Vanh as Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale Moçambique.
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing, has appointed Susan Balloch as its new Chief Operating Officer.
