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Private Equity Jobs of the Week: BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Macquarie are hiring

This week's opportunities include associate roles at BlackRock, Enlightenment Capital and CSAA Insurance Group.

PE-backed PDC Brands hires Owen as CFO

PDC Brands, a provider of beauty and personal care products, has appointed John F. Owen as chief financial officer. Previously, Owen was CFO of Beam Suntory. PDC Brands is backed by CVC Capital Partners and Leonard Green & Partners.

ASGARD appoints Eichel as principal for advisory group

ASGARD Partners & Co has named Jeff Eichel as a principal in its advisory group. Eichel's work background includes serving as a manager at Ernst & Young.

Proskauer taps Bull as partner for M&A and private equity practice

Law firm Proskauer has added Richard Bull as a partner to its M&A and private equity practice. Bull will be based in London.

Littlejohn promotes two to MD

Littlejohn & Co LLC has promoted Gentry Klein and Brian Michaud to managing director. Both joined the Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm in 2007.

Five Questions with Delphine Descamps of Creadev--investment arm of Mulliez family

Qualcomm taps Henderson as non-exec chairman, Jacobs is out as exec chair

San Diego, California-based Qualcomm, a producer of wireless telecommunications products and services, has named Jeffrey W. Henderson as non-executive chairman of its board of directors. Dr. Paul E. Jacobs will no longer serve as executive chairman as the board has discontinued the role; however, Jacobs will remain on the Qualcomm board. Currently, Henderson is an advisory director to Berkshire Partners LLC. Also, he is a former chief financial officer of Cardinal Health Inc and has held management positions at Eli Lilly and General Motors.

ILPA names Nelson as CEO

The Institutional Limited Partners Association, a Toronto and Washington, D.C.-based organization focused on promoting the interests of LPs, has appointed Steven Nelson as CEO. Nelson is a former COO at Cambridge Associates.

Davis Polk adds Hong as partner for its investment management group

Law firm Davis Polk has added Michael S. Hong as a partner in its investment management group. Hong will focus on private equity fund formation. Previously, Hong worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP where he was a partner in their private funds group.

GTCR-backed Paya hires Vaughn as COO

Paya, a portfolio company of GTCR, has named Mike Vaughn as chief operating officer. Previously, he was the vice president of operations for Total Merchant Services. Reston, Virginia-based Paya is a provider of integrated payment processing and business solutions.