Private equity investor Palatine has revealed a raft of promotions across their teams.
Among the changes Ed Fazakerley will take on the role of chief operating officer focusing on working with the teams across their fund strategies as the business continues to grow.
Within the buyout investment team, Midlands-based Tom Hustler has been promoted to senior investment director, while London-based Matthew Coles has taken on the same role in the impact investment team.
Also, Tom Ross-Jones has become head of portfolio in the value enhancement team.
Ross-Jones, who joined Palatine in 2017, was promoted to partner 12 months ago and works across both funds.
He specialises in helping investee companies deliver on their growth strategies and improve cashflow and profitability.
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Palatine has offices in Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Elsewhere in his team, Birmingham-based Georgina Wendon-Smith has been promoted to portfolio director.
Stephanie Wall has taken on the role of senior sustainability director in the team, which is embedded across all areas of the business and has earned the firm a host of awards.
Nikhita Mistry has become the sustainability manager following a successful two years as an executive in the team.
Other promotions include Matt Thompson being appointed finance director, HR & events executive assistant Rebecca Browne, senior PA and IT support Sallie Trenell and office and business development administrator Gina Westhead.
Gary Tipper, group managing partner at Palatine, said: “Our people are everything to our business and we are very proud of the excellent contribution these individuals have made over the past 12 months leading to these richly deserved promotions.
“We are looking forward to another busy year of activity across both funds.
“We have an encouraging pipeline of new investments and strategic acquisitions for the portfolio as we focus on creating sustainable value over the long-term.”