ECI Partners, a leading mid-market private equity firm, reports mid-market resilience amidst shifting trends across the private equity landscape in its latest quarterly report* on buyouts across all industry sectors.

Barclays today announces the appointment of Farzad Billimoria as Head of Private Bank for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Farzad will be responsible for leading the Private Bank in the UAE, overseeing the local team and its governance, and driving the growth of the UAE business as a strategic hub for the broader Middle East region and international corridors. Based in Dubai, Farzad will join the bank on 1 July (subject to regulatory approval), reporting to Annabelle Bryde, Barclays’ Head of Private Bank International.

TeraHash, the decentralized Bitcoin mining protocol revolutionizing access to mining, has appointed Armando Aguilar as Head of Capital Formation as it gears up for institutional expansion in the post-halving mining era.

NatureAlpha, a dynamic AI fintech business for preeminent nature risk data and analysis, today announced the appointment of Nicolas Nebout as Head of Sales. In this newly created role, Nicolas will lead the team responsible for generating new business, client relationships and scaling the reach and impact of the business in the UK and globally.

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announces that two new members were appointed to its Board of Directors at the CLS Annual General Meeting held on 10 June 2025.

Leading regulated digital prime broker GCEX (GCEX Group) has appointed Stanislav Bunimovich, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Finalto, as Managing Director, APAC and Strategic Adviser to CEO, Lars Holst.

Leading Insurtech Send Technology Solutions Ltd (Send) has appointed experienced people and culture leader, Will Sparkes, as its new Chief People Officer, to build on the company’s strong employee-focused foundations.

After multiple years of decisions at Polygon Foundation being made by consensus, Sandeep Nailwal has taken unilateral control of Polygon Foundation and been named its Chief Executive Officer.

Vroozi, the intelligent procure-to-pay platform, today announced that Jason Didday has joined the company as Head of Partnerships and Alliances. Didday brings 25 years of procurement software experience and deep relationships across the enterprise technology ecosystem, having most recently served as VP of Customer Success North America at SAP, where he built and led the customer success program that protected over $1 billion in cloud revenue.

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, has announced the appointment of Rashed Al-Noaimi as Director of Human Capital, effective 1 June 2025.

Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has today announced the appointment of Philippa (Pip) Greenwood as an independent Non-executive Director, subject to regulatory approvals. Pip is expected to join the Board on or around 1 August 2025.

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, has announced the appointment of Rashed Al-Noaimi as Director of Human Capital, effective 1 June 2025.

Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has today announced the appointment of Philippa (Pip) Greenwood as an independent Non-executive Director, subject to regulatory approvals. Pip is expected to join the Board on or around 1 August 2025.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced the appointment of Robert (“Bobby”) Leibrock as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective July 1, 2025. Mr. Leibrock succeeds Scott Behrens, who is retiring following an exemplary career spanning nearly two decades at ACI.

SimCorp, a leading global financial technology company, has promoted Dean McIntyre to the role of Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately.