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PE-backed Armour makes two new appointments

Bermuda-based Armour Group Ltd, a P&C run-off insurance business, has made two new appointments. Ranbeer Bhatia will head Armour's business development in North American while Andrea Piatti will serve as head of European M&A. Armour is backed by Aquiline Capital Partners.

Duet Group expands team with new additions

Duet Group has beefed up its team with several new additions. Joining the London team are Fred Chima as managing director, Diamatho Doumbia as vice president and Kwinten van Nes as associate. Also, the firm has added Julio Roda as an industrial partner.

VC-backed Clari recruits Willis as CMO

Clari, a provider of AI solutions for sales, has appointed Cornelius Willis as chief marketing officer. Previously, Willis worked at Microsoft. Clari is backed by Tenaya Capital, Thomvest Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures and Northgate Capital.

Dutch private equity firm CEO joins Mazarine Energy's board

Marcel Boehkoorn, founder and CEO of Dutch private equity firm Ramphastos Investments, is joining Mazarine Energy's board of directors. The appointment follows Ramphastos Investments' acquisition of an equity stake in Mazarine Energy, a subsurface driven oil and gas exploration and production company in The Netherlands. Mazarine's other backers include Carlyle Group.

PE-backed BTI Studios taps Kirkpatrick as SVP of sales, EMEA

BTI Studios, a portfolio company of Shamrock Capital, has named Mark Kirkpatrick as senior vice president of sales, EMEA. His appointment becomes effective August 13, 2018. Previously, he worked at ITV. BTI Studios provides dubbing, subtitling and access services in any language.

PE-backed Equidate taps Rodriques as CEO and board chairman

Equidate, a stock market for private tech companies, has named Kelly Rodriques as CEO and chairman of the board. Previously, he was CEO of Pensco. Equidate's backers include Financial Technology Partners, Panorama Point Partners and Operative Capital.

Welltower announces several new appointments

Toledo, Ohio-based Welltower, which invests in seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems, has promoted Shankh Mitra to executive vice president and chief investment officer and Tim McHugh to senior vice president, corporate finance. The firm named Tim Lordan as senior vice president and corporate treasurer and Rich Hansen as vice president, asset management.

Paragon Bioservices promotes two

Baltimore-based Paragon Bioservices, a producer of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, has promoted Deborah Wild to senior vice president, quality, validation and regulatory affairs and Ruby Hofmann to senior vice president, human resources and organizational development. Paragon is backed by NewSpring Capital and Camden Partners.

Trinity Hunt promotes one to CFO and another to senior associate

Trinity Hunt Partners has promoted Cheryl Small to chief financial officer and John Oakes to senior associate. Prior to joining the Dallas-based private equity firm, Small was director of internal control and compliance at IESI Corporation while Oakes worked in Credit Suisse's investment banking division.

PE-backed Calero Software taps Pajer as president and CEO

Calero Software LLC, a portfolio company of Riverside Partners, has named Joe Pajer as president and CEO. Previously, he was vice chairman of Calero's board of directors. Also, he is the former CEO of Thinklogical. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Calero is a provider of communications and cloud lifecycle management solutions.