On the Move: Middle Market Executive Fall 2024
A look at the latest hires and promotions from the Fall 2024 issue of Middle Market Executive
Presidio Investors: Meredith Moss
Meredith Moss has joined Presidio Investors as the private equity firm’s newest operating partner. She brings deep experience in the fintech sector, having held leadership roles that include CEO of Finomial, managing director at SEI and chairman of the board at Alliant National Title Insurance Company. At Finomial, she led the company to a successful acquisition by SEI.
PARC Auto: Russ Bowling
Kian Capital-backed PARC Auto, a Meineke Car Care Center franchisee, announced the addition of Russ Bowling as chief operating officer. Bowling has a deep background in the general automotive repair space, having previously served as vice president of operations for a large Jiffy Lube franchisee, managing the business operations of 187 retail oil change, preventive maintenance and general automotive repair locations. He began his career with Pro Oil Shop Inc. Havoline Xpress Lube.
Atar Capital: Nick Polanski
Nick Polanski has joined private investment firm Atar Capital as director in operations. He will focus on commercial and operational due diligence for new transactions and provide operational support to Atar’s affiliated companies. Prior to joining Atar, Polanski served most recently as president of filtration at Culligan International. He began his career at Danaher and held strategic roles at Stanley Black & Decker, Assa Abloy, Innocor and General Electric. His experience extends to management consulting at Next Level Partners, where he specialized in large-scale private equity transformations.
Angeles Equity Partners: Peter Kurto
Peter Kurto has joined private investment firm Angeles Equity Partners as an operating partner in the affiliated Angeles Operations Group. Kurto brings over 20 years of extensive P&L leadership experience within portfolio companies. Prior to joining Angeles Operations Group, Kurto served as an operating executive at Monomoy Capital Partners. Before that, he held leadership roles, including CEO of Columbus Industries, COO at H.M. Dunn AeroSystems and CEO at American Air Filter. Kurto began his career at GE.
Perkins Coie: Kerry Potter McCormick
Kerry Potter McCormick has joined law firm Perkins Coie’s Corporate and Financial Regulation practices in New York as a private funds partner. She has extensive experience advising fund sponsors and alternative asset managers on the launch and operation of investment structures and products. She joins from law firm Barnes & Thornburg and previously served as a private funds and products counsel for Apollo Global Management.
Illinois Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund: Greg Turk
Greg Turk has joined the Illinois Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund as deputy chief investment officer. He will focus initially on the planning and implementation of private market investments. Turk previously served as director of investments for the Teachers’ Retirement System for the State of Illinois and was most recently chief investment officer at NG4 Capital, a family office.
Summit Technology Group: Bill Webner
Bill Webner has joined Summit Technology Group, a portfolio company of private investment firm Enlightenment Capital, as chief executive officer of STG Public Sector. Webner brings decades of experience building and growing public sector management and technology consulting businesses, most recently as board chair, CEO and president of Capgemini Government Solutions. Prior to Capgemini, Webner was an executive at government and military contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.
Rohrer Corp.: Dan Petschke
Dan Petschke was named chief financial officer of Wellspring Capital Management-backed Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer. Petschke comes to Rohrer from Velosio, a full-service technology organization, where he most recently served as CFO. He previously served as CFO with Dwellworks and with Northern States Metals, and he has held financial leadership positions with Barnes Group Inc. and Avery Dennison.
Lacerta Group: Jim Pennoyer and Tim Julian
SK-Capital backed Lacerta Group, a provider of thermoformed packaging solutions, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Jim Pennoyer as chief financial officer and Tim Julian as chief commercial officer.
CFO Pennoyer brings over 30 years of strategic financial management experience to Lacerta. He previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Metrea, and vice president and CFO of Textron’s Specialized Vehicles division.
CCO Julian joins Lacerta with over 25 years of customer-facing experience, primarily in the packaging and specialty materials industry. He previously served as executive vice president of global sales at Industrial Labels Holdings and president of Nelipak’s American division.
Argosy Private Equity: Pete Chatel
Pete Chatel was named the new chief executive officer for Barco Products, a manufacturer and marketer of commercial outdoor furnishings and traffic safety products that teamed up with Argosy Private Equity in August 2023. A longtime leader of manufacturing companies in the hardware industry, Chatel was most recently the president of Hultafors Group North America. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Black & Decker and was part of the leadership team at Senco Brands, a private equity backed manufacturer of fastening systems.
PureTech Scientific: Jake Fitzgerald
Jake Fitzgerald was named CEO of PureTech Scientific LLC, a chemical manufacturer serving the life sciences and specialty chemical industries. PureTech was founded by Iron Path Capital, a private equity firm focused on healthcare and specialty industrials.
Fitzgerald most recently served as president of Americas Packaging at Essentra, where he had been promoted after a five-year tenure as regional business director. Prior to Essentra, Fitzgerald was site manager at Dow Chemical.
Pretium Packaging: James Rooney
James Rooney was appointed CEO of Pretium Packaging, a designer and producer of sustainable packaging solutions that Clearlake Capital Group acquired in January 2020. He will also serve on the company’s board of directors.
Rooney brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the packaging industry. Prior to joining Pretium, he served as the CEO of DazPak Flexible Packaging, where he led the integration of six businesses, streamlined operations and built a high-performing commercial organization. Prior to this role, Rooney led ALPLA Corp.’s North American business and held various leadership roles at Owens Illinois and Amcor.
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