Leadership

Mesirow: Brian Price Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2024

Mesirow - an independent, employee-owned financial services firm - announced the appointment of Brian D. Price as CEO of Mesirow Wealth Management. In this role, he is responsible for the strategy, growth and market positioning of the private wealth business - which has over $10 billion in assets under management.

True Wind Capital: Emily Brakebill Named As Partner And Head Of Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2024

Private investment firm True Wind Capital has announced the hiring of Emily M. Brakebill as Partner, Head of Investor Relations. Brakebill joined True Wind effective on March 4, 2024, and will serve on the firm's Investment Committee.

JLL Partners Reveals Managing Director Promotions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2024

JLL Partners (a New York-based middle market private equity firm focused on investing in businesses in the healthcare, aerospace and defense, and business services sectors) announced the appointments of Vikas Mouli and James Shillito to the position of Managing Director.

Jenny Machida Named As Managing Director Of Portfolio Talent At CD&R

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2024

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has announced the appointment of Jenny Machida as Managing Director of Portfolio Talent. This newly created position will bring additional capability to support our investment teams' focus on talent across the investment life cycle.

KKR Names Ruchir Swarup As Chief Information Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2024

KKR announced the appointment of Ruchir Swarup as a Partner and Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Swarup will drive KKR’s technology strategy and vision. Based in New York, Swarup will lead the firm’s efforts to embrace new technologies and scale existing technology to create efficiencies and reduce risk.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board Reveals New Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2024

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board announced the appointment of new leaders to oversee the Capital Markets, Total Fund Management, and Global Investment Strategy investment departments, effective immediately.

Dechert Names Brian Miner As Partner In Corporate And Securities Practice Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2024

Dechert LLP announced the addition of Brian Miner as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group, further driving the firm's capabilities in middle market private equity and M&A. Miner will be based in its New York office.

Willkie Expands Private Equity Practice In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2024

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that private equity attorney Dr. Nils Röver had joined the firm on March 1 as a partner in Germany. And his addition continues Willkie’s steady growth strategy in Germany over the past four years.

Ryan Asdourian Named As Chief Marketing Officer At Lumen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2024

Lumen Technologies has named Ryan Asdourian as its new Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this role, Asdourian will oversee brand and product marketing and corporate communications. Asdourian will report to Lumen President and CEO Kate Johnson starting next week and serve as a member of the executive team.

HighPost Capital: Jay Steinle Named As Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

HighPost Capital - a leading private investment firm focused on the global consumer sector - announced that Jay Steinle has joined the firm as Managing Director and head of Investor Relations. Steinle will lead the firm’s fundraising and investor relations activities and be responsible for creating and strengthening new and existing client relationships. He will be based in West Palm Beach, FL, and report to David Moross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HighPost.

Clarifai Names Chris Kent As SVP Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 29, 2024

Clarifai - a global leader in AI development and a pioneer of the full-stack AI platform - announced that Chris Kent will join as SVP of Marketing as Clarifai expands into more enterprises, enabling them to build and operationalize AI faster. Kent brings decades of marketing and category creation experience to Clarifai - which has spent ten years perfecting its capabilities to enable teams to build AI in minutes (not months) and unlock value instantly.

Emigrant Names Liz Nesvold As Vice Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 29, 2024

Emigrant announced the appointment of Liz Nesvold as Vice Chair of Emigrant Bank. Nesvold has served the wealth management industry for over 30 years as a passionate advisor, investment banker, and executive. A proud advocate and mentor for women in financial services, Nesvold was described by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine as the most experienced female investment banker serving the investment management and securities industry and was recognized with the M&A Advisor's Leadership Award in 2021, in addition to being acknowledged as a Woman to Watch by InvestmentNews in 2019.