Appointment opens a new chapter in Apollo’s next phase of growth: expanding capital, wealth and retirement solutions across the region

TOKYO and NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced Mr. Eiji Ueda has been named a Partner and Head of Asia Pacific, succeeding Matt Michelini. Michelini, who has spearheaded Apollo’s rapid expansion across the region since his appointment in 2022, will remain in region to oversee Ueda’s transition before assuming broader leadership responsibilities with the firm next year.

Ueda joins Apollo with demonstrated investment expertise and a nuanced understanding of Asia’s evolving needs. He most recently served as Chief Investment Officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest institutional investors globally, where he led a strategic portfolio restructuring to deliver positive results through unprecedented market volatility. Previously, he spent nearly three decades with Goldman Sachs holding positions across major financial centres, including Head of Fixed Income Trading and Head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) in Tokyo as well as Co-Head of Securities, Asia, based in Hong Kong. He also served as a member of Goldman’s Asia Pacific Management Committee, Firmwide Risk Committee and Chair of the Asia Pacific Risk Committee.

“Asia Pacific is key to Apollo’s next chapter of growth,” said Jim Zelter, President of Apollo. “Fundamental shifts in the region’s economies are creating a surge in demand for not just capital, but for more integrated financial solutions across capital, wealth and retirement. We believe Apollo’s full platform, including our origination ecosystem, is well-positioned to meet these needs. Ueda’s track record of innovation, disciplined risk oversight and cross-asset management will enable us to continue scaling with conviction and understanding of local markets.”

“Apollo is bringing something new to Asia: beyond global investment expertise underpinned by local sensitivity, the firm goes further to deliver wealth and retirement solutions others may find hard to build,” said Ueda. “Asia’s demographics, savings base and capital gaps present one of the most compelling growth arcs in the world. I am excited to join the team and help position Apollo as the partner of choice across that entire continuum.”

“It has been a privilege to lead Apollo’s Asia growth over the past several years,” said Matt Michelini. “Together, we have assembled an incredibly talented team, built out our core capabilities in credit, hybrid capital, wealth and retirement solutions and established strategic partnerships that are unlocking new opportunities the region needs. Ueda’s appointment signals both continuity and evolution, and I look forward to partnering with him as we enter Apollo’s next stage of growth.”

Since 2022, Apollo’s Asia Pacific business has grown from 80 to over 150 professionals, spanning the region to deliver the firm’s leading capabilities across private investment grade credit, hybrid capital, wealth, retirement and insurance. Apollo’s approach in Asia reflects its broader strategy: long-term focused, structurally flexible and built on partnership and alignment. The firm has originated over $11 billion over the past twelve months — more than ten times the amount originated in 2020. Apollo’s retirement services business Athene has grown rapidly, reinsuring close to $19 billion in policy value to date. With strategic partnerships in Australia, Japan, Greater China and Korea, the firm has matched global scale to regional opportunities in support of growing demand for private market access and reliable income solutions.

About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2025, Apollo had approximately $840 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

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Contacts
Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com

Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com

he Spanish HCM and Payroll software company continues to build on its strategy with the support of Accel-KKR

Zaragoza, October 6, 2025 — Endalia, a leading provider of cloud-based HCM and Payroll solutions, has announced the appointment of Javier Velasco as its new CEO, succeeding Javier Moreira, who will take on a new leadership role within the Accel-KKR portfolio. Backed by Accel-KKR, Endalia’s majority investor since 2020, the company is entering a new phase focused on innovation and strategic growth.

Leadership Transition and Strategic Continuity

After a successful tenure leading Endalia, Javier Moreira will take on a leadership role at another Accel-KKR portfolio company. As of October 1st, Javier Velasco, formerly Endalia’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), has been promoted to the CEO position.

“I’m approaching this new chapter with energy and a strong commitment to consolidating Endalia as a benchmark in technological innovation for people management. Our goal is to continue creating real value for our clients and strengthening their trust in us,” said Javier Velasco, Endalia’s new CEO.

Velasco takes the helm at a time of strength and expansion for the company, supported by a committed team and a clear growth roadmap.

Over the past years, Javier Velasco has led key areas at Endalia, including operations, implementation, and customer support. As COO, he was responsible for optimizing internal processes, scaling services, and ensuring client satisfaction, contributing significantly to Endalia’s sustained growth.

Prior to joining Endalia, Javier held global leadership roles in the software and technology sector, where he focused on scaling operations, driving business growth, and delivering high-impact solutions for customers across different markets.

“I’m proud of what we’ve built at Endalia and confident in Javier Velasco’s ability to lead the company forward. His deep understanding of the organization and strong commitment to both the team and clients make him the ideal leader for Endalia’s next chapter,” said Javier Moreira, who will join the company’s board.

Supported by Accel-KKR to Accelerate Growth

In late 2020, Endalia received a majority growth investment from Accel-KKR, a global software-focused private equity firm based in Silicon Valley. This was followed by a subsequent investment aimed at strengthening Endalia’s market position and accelerating its expansion.

With Javier Velasco at the helm, Endalia and Accel-KKR plan to build on the company’s strength in Spain and explore new strategic growth opportunities.

“Endalia is entering the next chapter in its journey. With a strong foundation of customer-centricity, the company is well-positioned to accelerate its impact under Javier Velasco’s leadership. We’re confident that this transition will continue the effort and momentum for our clients and reinforce Endalia’s commitment to delivering exceptional value and forward-thinking solutions,” John Crowell, Principal at Accel-KKR and Endalia board member.

About Endalia

Endalia offers a fully integrated, modular HCM and Payroll platform that covers processes such as organizational and people management, time tracking, absences and vacations, performance, travel, and expenses. It also provides Payroll outsourcing services, fully integrated with other HR processes, offering a unique, transparent end-to-end solution. Under the motto “Just One. Just HR Lovers,” Endalia helps clients centralize all HR processes in a single tool, automate manual tasks, and provide outstanding service — establishing itself as a top-tier HR Tech solution in

New York, NY and San Francisco, CA. October 9, 2025. Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses, today announces that Anna Tye will join the firm as a senior leader in North America and a Partner in Hg’s Saturn Fund in January 2026.

Anna brings exceptional depth to Hg with over 16 years at The Carlyle Group, where she served as Partner and Co-Head of Technology Investing. She was instrumental in leading the build out of the financial technology practice where she led or was a key contributor to all the firm’s North American investments across fintech including YipitData, Abrigo, Dealogic, ION Group and OpenLink Financial, among others. Anna was recognized on The Wall Street Journal’s 2023 “Women to Watch” Pro PE list.

Anna will be based in Hg’s New York office and will co-lead Saturn North America operations with Jon Wulkan in San Francisco. In addition to Hg’s large cap software strategy, Anna will focus on investments in financial technology and insurance. Her investment focus aligns well with the Saturn fund’s strategic priorities, particularly in the intersection of software and data analytics.

Anna joins Hg following four senior hires across the US over the past few years, with Alan Cline joining as Head of North America, Paul Zuber as Operating Partner, North American Lead, Laura Grattan joining as a US Genesis Partner, and Farouk Hussein joining as a US Mercury Partner.

By strengthening the senior team in the US, Hg continues to build a leading transatlantic position in software investment, anchored by a leading position and scale in Europe. This strategy provides a compelling opportunity to support an increasingly transatlantic portfolio, with almost two thirds of Hg’s $180 bn combined enterprise value of businesses comprising those that serve customers in both North America and Europe.

For further information, please contact:

Hg
Tom Eckersley, tom.eckersley@hgcapital.com Sam Ferris, sam.ferris@hgcapital.com

Harry Mayfield (Brunswick, USA)
+1 917 818 5204
HG@brunswickgroup.com

About Hg

Hg is a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. We help to build sector-leading enterprises that supply critical software applications or workflow services to deliver intelligent automation for their customers.

We take an active approach to value creation, combining deep end-market knowledge with world class operational resources to provide compelling support to entrepreneurial leaders looking to scale enduring businesses.

Mindgard, the leading provider of Artificial Intelligence security solutions, today announced the appointment of James Brear as Chief Executive Officer.

Company establishes U.S. headquarters in Boston, adds offensive security leader Rich Smith to fuel enterprise adoption

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Boston, MA — October 7, 2025 — Mindgard, the leading provider of Artificial Intelligence security solutions, today announced the appointment of James Brear as Chief Executive Officer. To further accelerate its growth, the company also welcomed renowned offensive security researcher Rich Smith to its team and established its U.S. headquarters in Boston. These moves follow Mindgard’s recent expansion of its leadership team with offensive security expert Aaron Portnoy, reinforcing the company’s rapid trajectory and the caliber of talent driving its mission. This momentum is designed to capitalize on the growth opportunity in the generative AI cybersecurity market, which is projected to reach $35.5 billion by 2031.

These milestones come as Mindgard scales its solution to meet demand from the world’s largest organizations, helping them discover shadow AI, automate AI red teaming, and achieve runtime protection to ensure their models and agents operate safely and securely in compliance with legal and operational policies.

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Proven Leadership for the Next Stage

“We’ve assembled the strongest AI security team in the world, with deep roots in cybersecurity AI research and behavioral analysis,” said James Brear, CEO of Mindgard. “The world needs a new foundation for AI security and Mindgard is delivering it. Our solution has been battle-tested in Fortune 500 companies by elite security teams and is expanding to cover the entire AI lifecycle, from development to production. I’m honored to lead the team at this inflection point.”

James Brear, a seasoned growth-stage CEO with over 15 years in cybersecurity, brings a proven track record of scaling public and private technology companies. He has partnered with founders to accelerate growth, expand operations, and build category-defining businesses. Most recently, he served as CEO of Swimlane, where he grew the company into the industry’s largest standalone security automation provider. Prior to that, he led Veriflow (acquired by VMware) and Procera (acquired by Francisco Partners). Brear now joins Mindgard as it moves from breakthrough innovation to large-scale deployment, while Mindgard’s Founder Dr. Peter Garraghan transitions to Chief Science Officer, deepening his focus on advancing the company’s long-term AI security research and vision.

Mindgard’s new U.S. headquarters in Boston will serve as the company’s North American hub, with plans to expand its footprint through hiring across key functions to meet growing enterprise demand.

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A Solution Built for a New Kind of Threat

AI is dynamic, opaque, and contextual, which makes it exploitable in entirely new ways. As organizations integrate AI into mission-critical systems, attackers are learning and successfully exploiting its behavior. This has created a growing set of risks that security teams struggle to understand, detect, or defend.

“AI is everywhere yet organizations can’t find it, can’t measure it, and can’t secure it,” said Dr. Peter Garraghan, Chair Professor in AI security at Lancaster University, and now Mindgard’s Chief Science Officer. “AI agents leveraging technologies such as RAG databases and MCP are being built, bought, and deployed into enterprises faster than they can roll out protection or controls. We need a new security foundation before the AI tsunami hits, and I’m excited to work with James to secure the world’s AI.”

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Bringing Offensive Security Principles to AI Security

Rich Smith, a veteran of the security industry, joins Mindgard to work alongside Aaron Portnoy. He brings deep expertise in adversarial research, a critical pillar of Mindgard’s approach to securing AI, having held senior leadership roles at Duo Labs, Etsy, and most recently Crash Override.

“AI systems reflect the people who train them, the data that feeds them, and the behaviors they enable,” said Smith. “Securing AI means thinking like attackers who understand systems, people, and language. I’m excited to contribute to a solution that’s already reshaping how enterprises approach AI risk.”

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Defining an Emerging Security Category

As AI rapidly enters the software supply chain, security leaders are being forced to rethink how they enforce compliance and policy within organizations in the face of rapidly sprawling agentic AI adoption. They know they need to tackle this complexity head-on – and they are investing in that need.

“There are significant market opportunities in security for AI. Given the fast-moving AI ecosystem, and as AI itself becomes more deeply embedded, the demand for controls that can adapt to changing circumstances is substantial,” says Daniel Kennedy, principal information security research analyst with S&P Global Market Intelligence 451 Research. According to 451 Research’s Voice of the Enterprise: Information Security, Technology Road Map 2025 study, 4 out of 5 enterprises said they had adopted or had plans to adopt security for GenAI.

About Mindgard

Mindgard, the leading provider of Artificial Intelligence security solutions, helps enterprises secure their AI models, agents, and systems across the entire lifecycle. Mindgard’s solution uncovers shadow AI, conducts automated AI red teaming by emulating adversaries, and delivers runtime protection against attacks like prompt injection and agentic manipulation. Trusted by leading organizations in finance, healthcare, and technology, Mindgard is backed by investors including .406 Ventures, IQ Capital, Atlantic Bridge, and Lakestar.

For more, visit mindgard.ai

Seasoned executives join Reltio’s leadership team to support its accelerated  growth in the agentic AI era.

Redwood Shores, CA — October 7, 2025 — Reltio®, a leader in real-time data intelligence, announced today that it has appointed Alyson Welch as Chief Revenue Officer and Trish Hayward as Chief AI Business Transformation Officer. Building on Reltio’s recent momentum across AI and agentic AI, the additions underscore the company’s growing leadership in real‑time, agentic AI-driven data intelligence and its commitment to enterprise AI transformation.

“We are pleased to welcome Alyson and Trish to Reltio. They each bring significant experience advising, leading and scaling enterprise technology businesses within their respective areas of expertise,” said Manish Sood, CEO and Founder of Reltio. “These important additions to our executive team will help propel us toward the enormous opportunity presented by the need for intelligent data. As organizations around the globe move quickly to onboard agentic AI capabilities, they need trusted, timely contextual data to unlock their power. Alyson and Trish bring the right blend of strategic insight and leadership to help Reltio drive even greater positive impact for our customers.”

Chief Revenue Officer to Deepen Existing Customer Relationships and Drive New Business

Alyson Welch brings over 25 years of experience in building and leading high-performing go-to-market teams. Recently, she served as CRO at Neo4j, where she restructured the revenue organization and doubled enterprise growth. Before that, she spent six years at Twilio, where she built the company’s North America enterprise sales organization during a period of 10x revenue growth. Earlier in her career, Alyson held leadership roles at Akamai, Zignal Labs, and Accenture, and was consistently recognized for scaling teams, developing talent, and driving results in complex enterprise environments.

As CRO, Welch will oversee Global Sales, Alliances, Partners, Solution Consulting, Customer Experience, and Revenue Operations at Reltio.

“Throughout my career, I’ve seen customers struggle to deliver the engagement and trusted relationships they want because of siloed data and competing governance requirements. With the rise of AI, those frustrations have only intensified,” said Welch.  “That’s why I’m excited to join Reltio, a company that gives enterprises a secure, trusted way to unify their data and unlock AI’s potential. Our platform is truly becoming the ‘System of Context,’ and I look forward to helping customers realize that vision as Reltio’s Chief Revenue Officer.”

Chief AI Business Transformation Officer to Advance Enterprise AI Mission

As Chief AI Business Transformation Officer, Trish Hayward will focus on elevating Reltio’s role as the trusted data foundation for enterprise AI—amplifying its narrative in the market, engaging C-suite leaders, and demonstrating how trusted, real-time data fuels AI transformation.

Over her 30+ year career in business strategy, Hayward has earned a reputation as a catalyst for enterprise growth. Leaders at companies such as Workday, AWS, VMware, Atlassian, Cisco, SAP, Janssen, Blue Shield, Intuit, Schwab, Wells Fargo, and Citibank have relied on her to increase valuations, accelerate revenue growth, shorten time to market, and enhance customer experience. Her appointment reflects Reltio’s commitment to combining technology leadership with strategic insights to empower customers to turn AI ambition into business outcomes.

“AI will reshape every enterprise, but only those with a foundation of trusted, real-time data will unlock its true competitive advantage. That’s why I’m all in on Reltio. Having worked with this team over several years, I know Reltio is uniquely positioned to fuel enterprise AI success. I’m excited to support Reltio customers as they accelerate growth, efficiency, and customer impact in the age of AI.” said Hayward.

Expanded Leadership Team Builds Further Momentum

With these appointments, Reltio strengthens its leadership team and advances its strategic focus on building an intelligent data fabric, enabling real-time AI, and delivering context-rich, unified data across domains. This momentum comes as business leaders increasingly recognize that comprehensive data unification is the foundation for unlocking AI’s potential and achieving the scalability, reliability, and flexibility needed for enterprise transformation.

Since its founding in 2011, Reltio has grown into a high-growth company serving some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Its data unification platform helps enterprises harness, connect, cleanse, and unify multisource data into a single, trusted source of truth in real-time. Today, Reltio proudly supports companies of all sizes, including 38 Fortune 500 companies, with globally recognized customers such as Pfizer, Hewlett Packard, CarMax, and AstraZeneca.

To explore data best practices for the AI era, see Reltio’s latest thought leadership, The 10 Data Rules to Win in the Age of Intelligence.

“Reltio” is a registered trademark, and “Reltio AgentFlow” and “Reltio Data Cloud” are each trademarks, of Reltio, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

Contact

Melissa Muskett
Allison Worldwide for Reltio
Reltio@allisonworldwide.com

• Caitlin Brodie to lead institutional investor engagement across the US East Coast
• Appointment follows strategic regional hires of Nader Salman (Middle East), Sean Lewis (US West Coast), and Ryo Okazaki (Japan) in 2025

New York, 7 October 2025 – Permira, the global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Caitlin Brodie as a Managing Director in its US Capital Formation team. Based in New York, Caitlin will serve as Head of US East Coast Coverage, leading investor engagement on the East Coast as Permira continues to expand its global Capital Formation platform and deepen its investor relationships across North America.

Caitlin brings nearly two decades of finance, business development, and investor relations experience to Permira. She joins from The Carlyle Group, where she spent 12 years as a Managing Director in business development and investor relations across the platform. Earlier in her career, Caitlin was responsible for capital raising at SL Capital Partners (now abrdn plc) and prior to that held roles at UBS and Lehman Brothers.

Chris Buchanan, Partner and Global Head of Capital Formation, said: “North America is an extremely important market for Permira, representing approximately one third of the firm’s capital raised since inception. It is also home to longstanding relationships with some of the world’s largest and most strategic institutional LPs, as well as a growing number of sophisticated private wealth clients.

Over the past year, we have made considerable progress in strengthening our senior team, adding highly capable senior professionals in key markets including the Middle East, Asia, and North America. The appointments of Caitlin Brodie on the East Coast and Sean Lewis on the West Coast, in addition to the existing US Capital Formation team, will be invaluable as we aim to deliver outstanding service to our investor base in North America and offer our private equity and credit platform to investors globally.”

Caitlin Brodie, Managing Director, Capital Formation, added: “Permira’s reputation for building and fostering long-term, trusted partnerships with its clients is unparalleled. I am excited to join the firm during a period of strategic growth and investment in the Capital Formation business. I look forward to partnering with the team to deepen our investor relationships across North America and to broaden investors’ access to unique and compelling investment opportunities, as well as the extensive resources of Permira.”

Earlier this year, Permira appointed Chris Buchanan as Partner, Global Head of Capital Formation, Nader Salman as Managing Director, Head of Middle East, Sean Lewis as Senior Director, leading West Coast Coverage in the US, and Ryosuke Okazaki as Head of Capital Formation for Japan.

Wrike, the intelligent work management platform, today announced the appointment of András Horváth as Head of AI. The announcement underscores Wrike’s commitment to embedding practical, trusted AI across every workflow and accelerating adoption at enterprise scale.

“Our customers don’t want AI experiments; they want results that transform how they work,” said Thomas Scott, CEO of Wrike. “With András leading our AI product strategy, Wrike is turning AI from a headline into a habit, making it the workmate every business can count on.”

“AI only creates value when it’s grounded in the flow of work,” said András. “Our goal is to deliver AI that saves time, reduces risk, and compounds organizational knowledge, so every individual and team can focus on the most impactful work.”