Nearwater Capital Appoints Amar Kuchinad as President

Former SEC advisor and Goldman Sachs Managing Director joins Nearwater, bringing 30 years of markets, regulatory and operating leadership as the firm enters its next phase of growth

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearwater today announced the appointment of Amar Kuchinad as President. Kuchinad will report to James Peterson, Managing Partner and founder of Nearwater, and will serve as a member of the firm's senior leadership team. The appointment reflects Nearwater's continued investment in senior talent as it broadens its platform and deepens its client relationships.

As President, Kuchinad will lead all of Nearwater's operating and corporate functions, enabling the firm's business heads to stay focused on clients and on growing the franchise. Working alongside them, he will focus on strengthening the infrastructure, controls and organizational capabilities that support Nearwater's Risk Retention, Liquid Markets and Capital Markets businesses across the United States, Europe and Canada.

"Amar brings a rare combination of market, regulatory and operating experience," said James Peterson, Managing Partner of Nearwater. "He has built and led a regulated trading platform, overseen technology, data and risk at a global asset manager, and served as a policy advisor at the SEC. As we expand our business and the breadth of what we deliver for clients, Amar's leadership will ensure that our platform, infrastructure and controls framework keep pace with our ambitions. Adding a leader of his caliber strengthens our senior team for the growth ahead. We are delighted to welcome him to the firm in this role."

"Nearwater has built a differentiated franchise to address a complex and highly regulated need in capital markets, and I am incredibly excited to join the team in this capacity," said Kuchinad. "I look forward to working with James and the entire leadership team to expand the platform and capabilities that will support the firm's next chapter of growth and allow it to serve clients at even greater scale."

Kuchinad joins Nearwater from Copper, the digital asset infrastructure and custody firm, where he most recently served as CEO. Previously, he was a Senior Managing Director at Pretium Partners, where he oversaw technology, data, analytics and risk across the firm and its operating subsidiaries.

Earlier in his career, Kuchinad co-founded and served as CEO of Electronifie, an SEC-registered electronic corporate bond trading platform that was later acquired by Trumid. He also served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he headed U.S. Portfolio Credit Trading. Kuchinad holds an AB in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University.

About Nearwater

Nearwater is the established leader in developing and delivering innovative, client-driven capital and asset-based financing solutions to the world's leading banks, asset managers, sponsors and originators. Through its integrated Risk Retention Solutions, Liquid Markets and Capital Markets businesses, Nearwater combines flexible capital, market expertise, structuring capabilities and regulated infrastructure to help clients address funding, liquidity, balance-sheet, and regulatory-capital objectives. Nearwater Capital Markets, Limited is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a security-based swap dealer, and Nearwater Capital Markets Europe, Limited is a MiFID investment firm regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

SOURCE Nearwater Capital