Gottex Fund Management Holdings, the independent global alternative asset management firm, has appointed Debra Rothman as managing director, head of North American sales and marketing, and Mark Oestergaard as marketing director in Europe.

Rothman, based in Boston, will focus on marketing and business development in North America. She was most recently head of business development at SCS Financial, leading the expansion of its fund of hedge funds effort.

During her 25-year career, she has held senior roles with Robeco Investment Management, Putnam Investments and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Oestergaard, based in London, will focus on sourcing and servicing northern-European opportunities. He was latterly with London and Capital, an asset management company, where he worked closely with Nordic institutions.

Prior to this Oestergaard spent four years in the institutional investment business at HSH Nordbank's Nordic brokerage arm, heading up the institutional business on the equity cash side.

“We are delighted to welcome Debra and Mark to Gottex. With their extensive marketing and relationship management experience, they will augment an already strong team,” said Max Gottschalk, global head of marketing at Gottex.