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Apollo Global unveils leadership changes

Apollo Global Management said Sept. 26 that it promoted Matt Nord and David Sambur, both senior partners, to co-lead partners of private equity. Olivia Wassenaar and Geoff Strong, also senior partners, were elevated to co-leads of Apollo’s Natural Resources business, where they will oversee the firm’s existing and future natural resources funds. Dylan Foo is joining Apollo as a senior partner and co-lead of Apollo‘s infrastructure business. Greg Beard, senior partner and global head of natural resources, will be transitioning to senior adviser to Apollo through mid-2020.

Five G appoints ex-Florida Senate President as MD and board chair

Five G Capital Partners has named Mike Haridopolos as a senior managing director and chairman of the advisory board. Haridopolos is the former Florida Senate President.

Eurazeo appoints IR head

Eurazeo has named Pierre Bernardin as head of investor relations. Prior to joining Eurazeo, Bernardin was head of investor relations at Econocom.

MidOcean recruits Michaels as MD

MidOcean Partners has appointed Natalya Michaels as a managing director. Previously, she was a managing director at Artisan Partners.

Thoma Bravo-backed Quorum Software expands leadership team with two appointments

Quorum Software, which is backed by Thoma Bravo, has named Tom Lacy as executive vice president of engineering and Clay Myers as chief financial officer. Most recently, Lacy was vice president of engineering at Bazaarvoice while Myers was chief financial officer and chief operations officer of One Technologies.

Oaktree-backed NorthStar adds new SVP to team

NorthStar Midstream, a midstream services company, has named Brian L. Melton as senior vice president, commercial. Recently, Melton was chief commercial officer at Blueknight Energy Partners. NorthStar is backed by Oaktree Capital Management LP.

PJT to partner with Nasdaq Private Market on tech platform for secondary deals

PJT Partners and Nasdaq Private Market are partnering to offer clients and investors a technology platform to facilitate GP-led secondary deals. PJT, which owns the Park Hill brand, will use Nasdaq Private Market's platform for its clients.

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PE-backed WD names CEO

Maryland-based WD Lab Grown Diamonds, a producer of laboratory grown diamonds for the jewelry, scientific and industrial markets, has named Sue Rechner as CEO. She is the former global president of Merrell, the largest division of Wolverine Worldwide. WD is backed by Huron Capital.