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Encore promotes Shen to MD

Encore Consumer Capital has promoted Bill Shen to managing director. Shen joined Encore in 2008 as a vice president.

HealthPrize appoints Altamont Capital's Griffith as exec chair

HealthPrize Technologies, a provider of adherence and patient engagement technology for the life sciences sector, has named Michael A. Griffith as executive chairman. Griffith is an operating partner at Altamont Capital Partners.

Carlyle promotes 58 to senior positions

Carlyle Group said Jan. 11 that it promoted 58 professionals to senior positions. This includes eight to partner, 19 to managing director and 31 to principal/director.

Shorehill Capital adds associate to team

Shorehill Capital has hired Nathan Pastron as an associate. Previously, Pastron worked at Livingstone Partners where he was an associate.

FocusPoint expands team with three new additions

FocusPoint Private Capital Group, a capital raising and advisory firm, has added Akrati Agarwal, Sarah Kowarski and Kevin Pizzolo to its distribution and project management teams. FocusPoint is a subsidiary of LANDC Investment LLC, an alternative investment platform.

PE-backed Palmetto Moon hires Stone as CEO

Specialty retailer Palmetto Moon LLC has named Adam Stone as CEO. Stone is succeeding Eric Holzer, who is leaving the position to spend more time with his family. Previously, Stone was the CEO of Hanna Andersson. Palmetto Moon is a portfolio company of Topspin Partners.

Sun Capital promotes two to MD

Sun Capital Partners has promoted Jordan Wadsworth and Lionel de Posson to managing director. Both Wadsworth and de Posson joined the firm in 2006.

Pine Brook promotes Chew to principal

Pine Brook has promoted Nicholas Chew to principal on the energy investment team. Chew joined the firm in 2012. He was a former analyst in the industrial growth and services group at Oppenheimer & Co.

Girls Who Invest appoints ex-North Carolina State Treasurer as new CEO

Girls Who Invest, a nonprofit organization focused on increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership roles in asset management, has named Janet Cowell as CEO. Cowell is the former North Carolina State Treasurer. She is succeeding Kathleen Powers Dunlap who is stepping down.

AmeriLife appoints Quinn as CFO

AmeriLife, a provider of annuity, life and health insurance solutions, has hired James Quinn as chief financial officer. Previously, Quinn worked at Marsh & McLennan Agency where he was senior vice president of corporate development. His work background includes stints at Goldman Sachs and Olympus Partners.