Boomi, a specialist in intelligent connectivity and automation, has appointed David Meredith as Chief Executive Officer, effective 31 January, 2022.  The appointment follows Boomi’s recently closed USD4 billion acquisition by technology investors Francisco Partners and TPG. Meredith comes to Boomi from NASDAQ-listed Everbridge, where during his tenure as CEO, the company experienced rapid revenue growth. He brings to Boomi over 25 years of executive leadership across both multi-billion-dollar public companies as well as private equity-backed technology platforms. Meredith will succeed Chris McNabb, who plans to retire.

Renewable energy investment and asset management platform Low Carbon has appointed Harriet Parker as its Sustainability and ESG Manager.  Parker joins Low Carbon from Arup, where she was Senior Environmental Consultant in the London environment team. She has extensive experience working with clients on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) delivery for major and complex infrastructure projects including HS2, Thames Tideway and East West Rail.   Low Carbon, a certified B Corp, invests in both renewable energy developers and projects across a range of renewable energy technologies including solar PV, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy and energy efficiency. 

Cyber and advanced technologies investor Paladin Capital Group has appointed Florence Mottay as an external Strategic Advisor.  A software engineer by training, Mottay is an experienced executive focused on information security and IT governance. She will help Paladin to assess potential investments in cyber security and support its European portfolio companies as they seek to expand globally.   Mottay is Senior Vice President of Information Security and Global Chief Information Security Officer of one of the world’s largest food retail groups, Ahold Delhaize, based in The Netherlands. She is responsible for defining the strategy and leading the execution of the

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Gordon Riske as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds effective 1 January, 2022 after he steps down as Chief Executive Officer of KION GROUP AG, a global provider of material handlings equipment and warehouse automation solutions and software.  Riske will work with CD&R’s Industrials team in Europe to source new investments and advise the funds’ portfolio businesses. Riske has previously held several leadership positions at German headquartered industrial companies including Chairman of the Management Board of Linde Material Handling, Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutz AG, and Chairman of the Management Board of

Isotropic Systems, a provider of multi-link satellite terminals, has appointed Nigel Fox as Chief Finance Officer, effective immediately.   Fox will lead Isotropic Systems’ finance and corporate development activities in preparation for scaling into manufacturing, operations, and global service delivery of Isotropic Systems’ ground-breaking technology. Investors in Isotropic Systems include Boeing HorizonX Global Ventures, SES and Promus Ventures through its Luxembourg based space investment fund, Orbital Ventures, Seraphim Capital, Firmament Ventures, Space Angels and family office investors such as Waterlow Management Limited. 

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist Cooper Software has made two senior appointments with Richard Lewis taking on the role of chair and Paul Bosson becoming a non-executive director following a multi-million pound investment backed by private equity firm YFM Equity Partners (YFM) in November 2021. Cooper Software is an independent provider of products, consulting services and 24/7 support for ERP, helping businesses manage day-to-day functions and bringing the flow of data between these processes into a unified platform. The business has provided more than 1,500 enterprise solutions for over 300 clients worldwide.

Law firm, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP (Katten) has appointed partner Christopher Harrison to the firm’s capital markets group in London. Harrison joins Katten from Vedder Price where he was a partner.  With over 25 years’ experience in advising financial institutions, funds, corporate and government entities on complex capital markets and leveraged finance transactions, he brings with him a client-centric approach to the most elaborate equity and debt matters.   Prior to joining Vedder Price, Harrison was a partner at some of the largest law firms in the world including Latham & Watkins, Weil Gotshal and Manges, and Morgan Lewis.

Inflexion Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) has launched a Healthcare Advisory Board to help shape its investment strategy and drive value across healthcare investments, both in the UK and internationally.  The Board is comprised of:  Mukhtar Ahmed, President of Clarivate’s Science Group and previously held senior leadership roles with Oracle and Parexel Dee Athwal, pharma and biotech adviser for over 15 years, CEO of Complement Therapeutics and previously held senior roles at Capella Bioscience and UCB John Beighton, Chair of Acino and Advanz and previously a board member at Zentiva and CEO of AMCo and Mercury Pharma Jan Egberts, Chair of Viroclinics,

CVC has has appointed Jiri Zrust as Partner and Head of Infrastructure. Jiri joins from Macquarie Group’s infrastructure funds business in London where he spent 10 years. Most recently he was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Energy Transition and was leading country coverage and origination across infrastructure and real assets in Europe. Before joining Macquarie, he worked for 17 years in the transport and logistics sector. Jiri will join in March 2022.   CVC’s Strategic Opportunities platform invests in high-quality, stable businesses with longer investment horizons. The strategy focuses on corporate private equity investments with a lower risk