Global private investment firm Carlyle Group has appointed Sharda Cherwoo, a retired Ernst & Young senior partner, as an independent director of its Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, effective 1 June, 2023.  With Cherwoo’s appointment, Carlyle’s Board of Directors will now comprise 13 members. Cherwoo spent her entire, nearly 40-year career at Ernst & Young (EY), with a specialised industry focus on private equity, financial services, health care, and emerging disruptive technologies, across diverse industries. Most recently, she served as EY’s Americas intelligent automation leader and partner, a role in which she

Bowmark Capital, a private equity investment firm, specialising in investments in UK mid-market companies valued at up to £250 million, has promoted Simon Kaufman to partner.  Kaufman joined the firm in 2016 from KPMG having spent eight years in its transaction services team, and since joining the firm has played a key role in the development of the firm’s managed IT services and software practices. Kaufman has been involved in a number of investments at Bowmark including Littlefish, Focus Group, ASK4, Tax Systems, Kubrick and The Instant Group. According to LinkedIn, Kaufman, who is chartered accountant, began his career as

JC Flowers & Co, a private equity firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry, has appointed Dr Shujaat Nadeem as a senior advisor, effective immediately. Nadeem will advise the JCF team and support portfolio companies through their development under JCF’s ownership.

AXA IM Alts, a specialist in alternative investments with over €186 billion of assets under management, has appointed Victoria Hall to the newly created role of Head of Funds, Infrastructure. Based in London, Hall will report directly to Mark Gilligan, AXA IM Alts’ Head of Infrastructure.  Hall will be responsible for supporting the growth of AXA IM Alts’ infrastructure platform, overseeing investment execution, portfolio management and the implementation of ESG and sustainable finance disclosure obligations. She will also work closely with new and existing clients seeking to invest in stable alternative assets that offer resilient inflation protection.   Hall was

Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has expanded its ESG capabilities with the addition of Hannah-Polly Williams as a director and the head of ESG in Europe.  Williams will work closely with CD&R’s European investment teams and the US and Global ESG team to accelerate initiatives that create value for the firm’s portfolio companies in the UK and Europe.   Williams has significant experience across ESG, corporate governance and investor engagement. Most recently, she was a senior director at FTI Consulting, where she advised on corporate strategy projects and helped financial services, healthcare and industrials clients devise and implement

Braemont Capital, a private investment firm that partners with founders, families and ownership-minded management teams, has promoted two members of its investment team – Eliza Calihan, and Max Green – to principal and vice president, respectively.

IDR, a private markets onboarding hub, is strengthening its presence in North America with the appointment of Karina Fochtman as head of channel partnerships, based in the firm’s Chicago office. Fochtman has over a decade of experience in the Alternative Asset Management industry working in senior roles across sales, consulting, relationship management, and customer success.  IDR offers investors a single global access token to the private markets and helps fund managers raise bigger funds faster as they gain access to a wider pool of pre-approved investors, all via one platform.   

C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm that invests in cybersecurity, space, and advanced nuclear energy, has appointed Pete Cooper as managing partner and global head of partnerships. He will also head up C5 Capital’s London office. Cooper brings nearly 30 years of national defence experience to the new role. He previously served as deputy director of cyber defence in the UK Cabinet Office, developing government cyber security policy and strategy. Prior to his role with the Cabinet Office, Cooper spent 24 years in the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), where he started his military career as a fast jet

Activant Capital, a growth-stage private equity firm with $1.5 billion in AUM and a focus on emerging commerce companies, has promoted head of finance and chief compliance officer Adam Geisler to chief financial officer. Since the firm’s inception in 2015, Activant has invested in more than 60 private and public companies building the future of commerce. The team has backed some of the market-leading companies in the space, including Deliverr (acquired by Shopify), Hybris (acquired by SAP), Celonis, Bolt, and Sardine, amongst others. Geisler has over 15 years of experience helping financial organisations scale. His previous roles include senior vice

Channel Capital Cayman, an independent directorship service provider to global hedge and private equity funds and investment vehicles, has expanded its Cayman Islands team with the appointment of Martin Laufer as fund director. Channel Capital Cayman, which serves investment funds domiciled primarily in the United States, Cayman Islands and other offshore financial centres, was established to assist with ongoing compliance with regulatory obligations through an ndependent director service. As an experienced independent director, Laufer has been providing fund governance and related services to a variety of offshore investment funds since 2017. Prior to joining Channel Capital Cayman, he worked for