Larch Lane selects COO

Kevin R. Mirabile was named COO at hedge fund-of-funds manager Larch Lane Advisors. The position is new, according to a news release. Mr. Mirabile was COO of Orca Asset Management, an investment advisory firm he co-founded in early 2007. Amid the difficult market environment for raising funds over the past year, Orca was closed, said a spokesman.