People & Leadership: archive
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Twin Oak ETF Company names Ron Diamond chair of family office advisory board
The Diamond Wealth founder, whose syndicate counts more than 100 family offices, will advise the Wellesley, Mass., firm as it expands its work with those investors.
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Raffles Family Office hires former Rwandan minister for Africa-Asia role
Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye takes a newly created principal seat in Hong Kong that reports directly to Group CEO Chi Man Kwan.
Family Office of America agrees to acquire certain assets of J F Kearney
James F. Kearney will continue to lead the Maryland accounting and tax practice as the JF Kearney Division, according to the announcement.
RPM Living, Baltisse and Peruna announce 374-unit Irving apartment acquisition
The Lake Carolyn property, renamed The Louis Las Colinas, was formerly The Crest at Las Colinas; purchase price was not disclosed.
Carling family office launches BlackRidge Capital acquisition finance
The Dubai-based group says the new business will fund the initial payment in business acquisitions; no fund size or pricing was disclosed.
Preqin founder's family office hires Edward Digby as CIO
Caproasia reported the hire and described Digby as an eighteen-year JPMorgan veteran; Private Equity News said he left JPMorgan private banking in late July.
Cresset hires former Blackstone strategist Joe Zidle as chief market strategist
Zidle spent nearly eight years at Blackstone Private Wealth and later founded his own research and investment strategy firm.
Carlyle names David Seeberan and Victoria Matthews to new family-office roles
Seeberan was named global head based in San Francisco; Matthews was named Europe and Asia head based in London, WealthBriefing reported.
Stonegate Capital launches Dubai family office for one UK family
The office's mandate spans public and private markets, real estate and direct investments.
Hong Kong’s Kingsway Family Office names Julien Grunebaum managing partner
Grunebaum will build cross-asset investment strategies for clients across the region, according to his LinkedIn post.
Raffles Family Office appoints Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye to emerging-markets role
The Hong Kong multi-family office said the newly created principal role focuses on the Africa–Asia corridor and reports to Group CEO Chi Man Kwan.
Raffles Family Office names Ken Peng as first chief investment officer
The newly created role reports to group chief executive Chi Man Kwan, with Peng based in Hong Kong.
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Family office leaders describe persistent hiring pressure for investment, tax and trust roles
Executives at Michels Family Office, Plante Moran, Bessemer Trust and Deloitte say experienced candidates are hard to find, and some offices want prior family office experience.
Briar Hall's CEO says family office hiring puts leadership ahead of technical skill
The Chicago single-family office employs roughly 60 people and recently hired a chief relationship officer and a chief learning officer.