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On the move, 6.1.15The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the June 1, 2015, issue of Buyouts.
PE-backed Orchid Underwriters names new CFOOrchid Underwriters Insurance Agency LLC, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, has appointed Lynda Butler as chief financial officer. Previously, Butler worked at Nationwide Insurance where she recently served as CFO and vice president of Nationwide Insurance brand property and casualty division.
- On the move, 5.18.15
The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the May 18, 2015, issue of Buyouts.
- Orchid Underwriters buys Coastal Agents Alliance
Orchid Underwriters Agency LLC said Tuesday it has acquired Coastal Agents Alliance. Financial terms weren’t announced. West Atlantic City, New Jersey-based Coastal Agents is a managing general agent that specializes in catastrophic coastal exposed E&S homeowners’ solutions and currently writes in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Orchid is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors.
- PE-backed Orchid Underwriters names chief information officer
Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency LLC, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, has appointed Chuck Fillizola as chief information officer. Previously, he worked at Sompo Japan Nipponkoa America Insurance where he served as vice president and chief information officer. Based in Vero Beach, Florida, Orchid is a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties.
NJ panel clears former investment council Chair Grady of ethics allegationsThe New Jersey State Ethics Commission dismissed pay-to-play allegations by the AFL-CIO against Robert Grady, stemming from his term as chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council, according to the panel.
- On the move, 3.9.15
The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the March 9, 2015, issue of Buyouts.
Former NJ chairman Grady joins Gryphon InvestorsFormer New Jersey State Investment Council Chairman Robert Grady will join Gryphon Investors as a partner on March 2. Grady will lead the firm’s general industries group.
- Gryphon Investors hires Robert Grady
Grady will serve as partner
- Gryphon Investors adds Grady as a partner
Gryphon Investors has hired Robert E. Grady as a partner. The appointment becomes effective March 2. In his new position, Grady will head the firm's general industries group. Previously, Grady worked at the Cheyenne Capital Fund where he served as a general partner and managing director. Also, Grady is a former partner, managing director and global head of venture and growth capital at The Carlyle Group.