Alpha Associates Names Board Chairman

Zurich-based private equity fund of funds manager Alpha Associates has appointed Kurt Geiger as special adviser and chairman of its advisory board, AltAssets reports.

Geiger was head of financial institutions and private equity and chairman of the equity committee at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The firm is looking to expand regional investments, specifically in Russia and CIS. The hire follows a recent appointment, Henry Potter, a former senior private equity banker at EBRD.

“I look forward to supporting Alpha's growth strategy, in particular in Russia and CIS, the largest, and still a largely untapped market for growth equity, where the risk/return profile is very compelling,” said Geiger.

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