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President and CEO of PE-backed Art Van Furniture to retire

Kim Yost, president and CEO of Warren, Michigan-based Art Van Furniture, a furniture and mattress retailer, is planning on retiring. Yost will stay with the company until a successor is named. Art Van Furniture is backed by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP.

EnsembleIQ recruits Shanker as CEO

Chicago-based EnsembleIQ, a business intelligence resource, has named David Shanker as its new CEO. Shanker is the former CEO of The Americas at Lightspeed. EnsembleIQ is a portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners.

Bertram Capital promotes three

Bertram Capital has promoted Michelle Chao and Alex Goldscher to vice president and Soraya Hoberman to associate. Chao first joined Bertram in 2008, Goldscher came on board in 2014 and Hoberman joined in 2016.

Invesco recruits Stanton as MD and private equity head

Invesco Ltd has named Carl Stanton as managing director and head of private equity. Previously, he was a managing partner at Wellspring Capital Management.

Sun Capital taps Feinberg as operations managing director

Sun Capital Partners has named Jeff M. Feinberg as an operations managing director in the firm's New York office. Feinberg is the former chief transformation officer at Bridgewater Associates LP.

PE-backed mobile banking startup Varo Money hires CMO

San Francisco-based Varo Money, a mobile banking startup, has named Carl Gish as chief marketing officer. Previously, Gish was CMO of farming startup Plenty. Varo Money's backers include Warburg Pincus and The Rise Fund.

Weinberg Capital Group recruits Leiby as director

Weinberg Capital Group has named Nicholas Leiby as director. Leiby is a former vice president at Resilience Capital Partners.

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Blackstone, Lazard, Point72 are hiring

This week's opportunities include associate roles at Steve Cohen's firm Point72 and Blackstone's new insurance solutions business.

Reed Smith adds PE lawyer Peterson to team

Reed Smith LLP has named private equity lawyer Michael N. Peterson as a partner in the firm's global corporate group in Philadelphia. Peterson is the former head of Morgan Lewis' Philadelphia corporate business and transactions practice.

Brentwood Capital Advisors taps Kibler as MD

Brentwood Capital Advisors, a healthcare and tech-focused investment bank, has named John Kibler as managing director. Kibler is a former partner and managing director at William Blair.