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CD&R taps Peterson as operating partner

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Sandra E. Peterson as an operating partner. Her new role begins April 29, 2019. Peterson is the former group worldwide chairman of Johnson & Johnson.

PE-backed TTG names Childers as CEO

Tooling Tech Group, a provider of highly engineered tools and assembly equipment, has appointed Lee Childers as CEO. Childers joined TTG as chief operating officer in early 2018. TTG is backed by GenNx 360.

PE-backed Ansira appoints MacLaren as CEO

Ansira Partners, which is backed by Advent International, has named Laurie MacLaren as CEO. MacLaren is succeeding Daina Middleton, who will become Ansira's vice chair and serve as adviser to its board of directors. Headquartered in St. Louis, Ansira is a marketing technology and services firm.

Schoettle joins Great Hill Partners

Great Hill Partners said April 24 that Derek Schoettle has joined as an operating partner. Schoettle is the former CEO of ZoomInfo.

Tay joins TA Associates

TA Associates said April 23 that it hired Andrew Tay as a senior vice president in its Hong Kong office. Tay was previously a vice president at Baring Private Equity Asia in the firm’s Singapore office.

PE-backed G/O Media expands C-suite with two hires

G/O Media Inc, a provider of premium digital content sites that includes Gizmodo and The Onion, has named Tom Callahan as chief financial officer and Jesse Knight as chief technology officer. Callahan is the former CFO of BandLab Technologies while Knight previously served as CTO/CIO of Vice Media. G/O Media is backed by Great Hill Partners.

Garda to head Longford Capital's new Dallas office

Longford Capital has opened an office in Dallas and named John E Garda to head it. Garda is also serving as managing director. Prior to joining Longford, Garda was the managing partner of the Dallas office of law firm K&L Gates.