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Connecticut-based Millburn announced on May 24 that it has opened a Japan branch office through its affiliate Millburn International LLC, and named Seiji Ishii as Japan country head, effective May 1. The new office, located in Tokyo's financial center in the Marunouchi district, will be under Ishii's management.

Ishii joins Millburn from Wellington International Management, Japan, where he chaired the firm's Japan Investment Management Committee and was a senior member of Wellington's business management committee. Ishii's prior experience also includes his role as managing director and Japan country head for GAM. Ishii will focus on continuing to build Millburn's reputation in Japan as a global macro CTA manager.

Marks Paneth & Shron LLP Gains Fox

New York-area accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron LLP said on Wednesday that it has appointed Brian L. Fox chief financial officer. He will oversee the financial team and lead a strategy to support the firm's ongoing growth and expansion.

Fox most recently served as CFO of Loureiro Engineering Associates, a Hartford, Conn.-based environmental engineering and construction firm. He was previously a divisional CFO for Construction Services and Consultants Inc., a West Palm Beach, Fla.-based construction management firm. Fox began his career at Arthur Andersen, where he served as a senior associate in the firm's assurance and business advisory services division, based in Hartford, Conn., and West Palm Beach, Fla.

PerTrac Adds Corvese and Alpert

PerTracannounced on May 25 that it has added Lisa Corvese to its team as managing director of global business strategy and Jed Alpert as managing director of global marketing.

Before joining PerTrac, Corvese served as head of global client relationship management for GlobeOp Financial Services, an independent financial technology firm that provides fund administration services. She also has held executive-level positions at both Reuters and Standard & Poor's and has launched businesses in electronic brokerage, wealth management and financial services.

Alpert has nearly 20 years of international B2B marketing experience with technology growth companies. Most recently he was vice president of marketing at ContextWeb, an online ad exchange. Alpert has also held management positions with Wolters Kluwer and began his career in consulting with the Washington, D.C.-based Advisory Board Company.

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