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PE-backed CMIT Solutions appoints CEO

Austin-based CMIT Solutions, a managed service provider of enterprise-level information technology services to the small and mid-market business community, has named Roger Lewis as CEO. Previously, Lewis co-founded AllianceTech. CMIT is backed by Craftsman Capital.

L Catterton Europe taps Feola as managing partner

L Catterton Europe has named Luigi Feola as a managing partner. The appointment becomes effective September 1, 2019. Previously, he was senior managing director of Europe and joint head of consumer at Temasek. Feola will be based in Milan.

PE-backed Apptio beefs up C-suite with two appointments

Apptio Inc, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, has named Scott Chancellor as chief product officer and Todd Joseph as chief customer officer. Chancellor formerly worked at Amazon Web Services while Joseph worked at Marketo. Bellevue, Washington-based Apptio Inc is a provider of business management software.

Evercore ISI recruits Sibley as senior managing director and sales head

Evercore ISI has named Larry Sibley as a senior managing director and head of sales. Previously, he worked at Credit Suisse.

Clairvest's Jeff Parr wins CVCA’s 2019 Ted Anderson award

Jeff Parr is the 2019 recipient of the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association's (CVCA) Ted Anderson Community Leadership Award. Parr, the vice chairman and managing director of Canadian mid-market private equity firm Clairvest Group, won the award for his involvement in multiple non-profits. Parr's activities include fundraising for Stratford's Shaw Festival Theatre, membership on the University of Western Ontario's President’s Council and Investment Committee, and numerous roles promoting research and fundraising for battling Parkinson’s Disease and cancer.

PE-backed Artivest appoints Hale as platform head

Artivest, a digital platform for alternative investing, has named James Hale as head of platform. Previously, Hale worked at Raymond James Financial. Artivest's backers include Aquiline Capital Partners, Genstar Capital, KKR and Thiel Capital.

Sole Source Capital adds new operating partner to team

Sole Source Capital has appointed Ruth Dreessen as an operating partner. She is the former managing director at Lion Chemical Partners.

Cresset adds four to team

Cresset has added four new staffers to its Minneapolis office. The hires are Patrick Mahoney, a partner and managing director; Dick Hall, a partner and managing director, Jason Heckler, a partner and managing director; and Tassy Hannemann, a vice president and client relationship specialist.

PE-backed SightMD taps Lujan as CEO

SightMD, a portfolio company of Chicago Pacific Founders, has appointed Jonathan C. Lujan as CEO. SightMD is a multi-specialty ophthalmology platform.