Penton Media Recruits CEO
Penton Media, a business to business media company providing content, insight and marketing to 17 industry sectors, has appointed David Kieselstein, previously CEO of TNS North America, as Penton Media CEO. He will also join the Penton board of directors. Kieselstein will be based in New York. Penton is owned by MidOcean Partners and US...
Mobile broadband Co Stoke Appoints VP
Mobile broadband innovator Stoke has named Charles Corbalis as vice president of engineering. Corbalis joins from RGB Networks. He was previously co-founder of optical switch company Calient Networks and StrataCom where he led the development of communications industry technologies. Stoke is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Focus Ventures, and NTT Docomo.
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Warburg Pincus Promotes Seven to MD, Hires Two
Buyout shop Warburg Pincus is promoting seven of its principals to the post of managing director, and hiring two new managing directors, the firm announced Monday. The two new managing director hires are Mazin Al Khatib, who was previously a managing director at Investcorp Bank, and Somit Varma, who will work on energy deals and...
AnaCap Promotes
AnaCap Financial Partners, a specialist European financial services private equity firm, has promoted Justin Sulger and Fabrizio Cesario, head of credit opportunities and mergers & acquisitions respectively, to partner. Sulger joined AnaCap in July 2006, shortly after inception, as part of the business services team. Cesario joined the firm in May 2010 and has more...
Carlyle Mid-East Head Quits
Carlyle Group’s Middle East head Walid Musallam is leaving the firm following disagreement over the company’s strategy in the region, two sources told Reuters on Monday. Musallam, who joined Carlyle in November 2006 as its managing director and head of the Middle East and North Africa fund, was instrumental in setting up offices and raising...
New Boss for Carrefour
European retailer Carrefour, has picked retail veteran Georges Plassat as its next boss, writes Reuters. Plassat, the 62-year-old head of private equity-backed retailer Vivarte, replaces Lars Olofsson, who had faced mounting criticism over a series of profit warnings that hammered the French group’s shares down 43 percent over the past year, writes Reuters.
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Ken Klein Appointed to Tintri Board
Tintri, a producer of VM-aware storage appliances, has appointed Ken Klein to its board of directors. Klein joins Dr. Forest Baskett and Peter Sonsini of NEA, Chris Schaepe of Lightspeed Venture Partners and Dr. Kieran Harty, Tintri’s founder and CEO, on the company’s board. Klein is president of Wind River Systems, a provider of embedded...
Tech Veteran Appointed FICO CEO
FICO, a provider of analytics and decision management technology, has appointed William J. Lansing, a 30-year veteran in the technology industry and a current member of the FICO board of directors, as chief executive officer of FICO. Lansing succeeds Dr. Mark N. Greene, who is retiring. Lansing previously served as CEO and president of ValueVision...
Spark Capital Elevates Koyfman to GP Status
Mo Koyfman, who has been with Spark Capital since 2008, has been promoted to general partner. He will be based in the firm’s New York office. Since joining Spark, Koyfman has worked on deals including Skillshare, Work Market, Svpply, gdgt, and Aviary.
CollabNet Adds Board, Management Team Members
CollabNet, the California-based enterprise cloud developer is adding Promod Haque, a managing partner with Norwest Venture Partners, to its board of directors. Additionally, the company brought on Tony Farinaro as senior vice president, worldwide services and Laurence Sweeney as vice president, enterprise transformation.
Baird Appoints London MD
Baird, an employee-owned, international investment banking, private equity, wealth and asset management firm, is set to appoint Paul Bail as a managing director to its investment banking team in London. Bail will officially join Baird on Feb. 1.
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Baird, an employee-owned, international investment banking, private equity, wealth and asset management firm, is set to appoint...
Sun Products Names Ansell Chairman of Board
The Sun Products Corporation, a North American manufacturer and marketer of fabric care and household care products, has named Jeffrey Ansell, currently president and CEO, chairman of the board. Sun Products is backed by majority shareholder Vestar Capital Partners.
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The Sun Products Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer and marketer of fabric care and household...
