Raymond James has expanded its financial services investment banking team with four new hires. Joining the firm's Boston office are Robert Hutchinson as managing director, Andrew Stager as director, Calvin Chau as vice president and Frank Elder as analyst.
EduLab Capital Partners has hired Edwin Derecho as chief financial officer and Dahler Battle as senior associate. Derecho's work background includes serving as manager of international treasury for RCA and vice president in M&A at Citibank. Prior to working at EduLab, Battle was an associate at Village Capital.
Atlanta-based Global Franchise Group, a brand acquisition and management firm, has named Chris Cheek as chief development officer. Also, the firm has promoted Annica Conrad as executive vice president of brand marketing; Pam Maxwell as vice president of franchise operations; and Lisa Cheatham as vice president of growth marketing. GFG is backed by Lion Capital LLP and Serruya Private Equity Inc.
The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on accelerating life-changing solutions to cure, prevent and treat type 1 diabetes, has named Dr. Steven St. Peter as a managing director. He's a former managing director at MPM Capital and ex-CEO of Aratana Therapeutics Inc.
Chicago-based Zing Zang LLC, a non-alcoholic cocktail mix brand, has named Brent Albertson as CEO. His appointment became effective October 1, 2019. Albertson has served as Zing Zang's president and chief commercial officer since 2016. Zing Zang is backed by NexPhase Capital.
Law firm Goodwin has added Kristopher Ring as a partner to its private equity and debt finance practices. He will be based in the firm's new Santa Monica, California office.
Indianapolis-based Herff Jones, a provider of graduation and educational products, has named Steve Down as president. His appointment is effective immediately. Previously, he was vice president and general manager for Allegion's residential division. Herff Jones is a division of Varsity Brands, which is backed by Bain Capital Private Equity.
GTI Statia, an independent crude and refined product storage terminal serving the U.S. Gulf Coast and Caribbean markets, has named John Roller as president and CEO; Jim Calvert as chief commercial officer; and Karen Vázquez as chief financial officer. GTI Statia is backed by Prostar Capital.
Montreal-based private equity firm Walter Capital Partners has named Éric Doyon as managing partner. Prior to joining Walter Capital, Doyon was managing partner of Entrepreneur Capital.
Livonia, Michigan-based RevSpring, a provider of consumer and patient engagement and payment solutions, has named Steve Callis as president of payments. Callis' work experience includes stints at Elavon and EVO Payments International. RevSpring is a portfolio company of GTCR.
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