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PE-backed Park taps Knox as president and CEO

Park Energy Services LLC, a portfolio company of Rock Hill Capital, has appointed Tim Knox as president and CEO. Previously, he was vice president of contract compression at Enerflex Energy Systems Inc. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Park Energy Services operates a fleet of lower horsepower compressor units focused on wellhead compression.

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Macquarie, Hg, Apollo and Ropes & Gray are hiring

This week’s jobs include a vice president at Macquarie and associates at Ropes & Gray, Hg and Apollo.

Gramercy Funds Management appoints business development global head

Gramercy Funds Management has named Jeffrey D. Sharon as global head of business development. Prior to joining Gramercy, Sharon worked at OFI Global Asset Management, an OppenheimerFunds Company.

PE-backed Varsity Brands hires Kentor as chief of strategy and business transformation

Memphis, Tennessee-based Varsity Brands, a sports equipment company, has named Justin Kentor as chief of strategy and business transformation. Previously, Kentor worked at Nike Inc where he recently was head of Nike's Digital Activity Commerce. Varsity Brands is a portfolio company of Bain Capital Private Equity.

LCR Capital taps Baldwin as CEO

LCR Capital Partners has named Sherman Baldwin as CEO. Suresh Rajan, LCR's founder and majority shareholder, will transition to executive chairman. Previously, Baldwin was a managing director at Accenture.

PE-backed Zep appoints CEO

Zep Inc, a provider of industrial cleaning solutions, has named Dan Smytka as CEO. His appointment begins September 3, 2019. Previously, he was president for Goodyear's global off-highway businesses. Zep is a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital.

VC-backed Stateless recruits Anderson as marketing VP

Boulder, Colorado-based Stateless, which is reinventing network connectivity, has named Michael Anderson as vice president of marketing. Previously, he was the vice president of marketing at Flexential. Stateless is backed by Drive Capital and Speedinvest.

PE-backed InterVision beefs up staff with new hire

InterVision, an IT strategic service provider, has named Ray Panahon as head of technology for media and entertainment. His work background includes roles at Earthlink, ReelzChannel, McDonalds and Al Jazeera America. InterVision is backed by Huron Capital.

ICONIQ adds Pepper as GP to team

ICONIQ Capital has named Doug Pepper as a general partner on the firm's growth equity team, according to an ICONIQ spokesperson. Previously, Pepper was a managing director at Shasta Ventures. He has also worked at InterWest Partners.

Villi Iltchev joins Two Sigma Ventures

Two Sigma Ventures has tapped Villi Iltchev as a partner. Iltchev was most recently a partner with August Capital, which he joined in 2016.