Global private equity manager Adams Street Partners has appointed Nuveen non-executive chairman John Amboian to its board of directors. The appointment is effective March 2017, according to the company. Amboian will replace long-serving director A. Bart Holaday, who is retiring.  Amboian has more than three decades of experience across the financial and consumer industries. He is currently non-executive chairman of Nuveen Investments and previously held the position of chairman and CEO from 2007 through early 2016. Amboian joined Nuveen in 1995 and served as the CFO until 1999, when he was appointed the firm’s president.  Prior to joining Nuveen, Amboian...