On the Move

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On the Move

LISA COSTELLO AND AMY STREMMEL

Lower middle-market private equity firm HCI Equity Partners announced that Lisa Costello (pictured) has been promoted to chief administrative officer, a newly created position, and managing director. Costello joined HCI, which is based in Washington, D.C., in 2004 and will continue to serve as the firm’s chief compliance officer. Prior to this role, Costello served as HCI’s chief financial officer for more than a decade. HCI also promoted Amy Stremmel, to the role of CFO. She joined HCI in 2005 and has worked on the finance team, managing the accounting functions and assisting with SEC compliance and partnership reporting.

DIANA BARR AND PHIL GADREAU

One Rock Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, announced the additions of Diana Barr and Phil Gadreau to its operating partner team. Barr will work to drive post-acquisition value at the firm’s portfolio companies, primarily through recruiting and proactive executive network development. Prior to joining One Rock, Barr led Boeing’s global executive staffing division and created the company’s in-house executive recruiting function.

Gadreau’s role at One Rock will include working to drive value for the portfolio in the areas of strategic financial, accounting and HR solutions. He previously served as vice president and controller at Armstrong Flooring, a multinational producer of flooring products.

LARRY CHURCHWELL

DRT Holdings, a manufacturer of highly complex systems and machined components for a wide range of end markets, announced that it has appointed Larry Churchwell as president of DRT’s Metal Packaging Systems and Precision divisions. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, DRT is a portfolio company of Mill Rock Capital, a private investment firm headquartered in New York. Churchwell brings over 25 years of experience to this role, including 12 years of experience in the food and beverage packaging industry. Most recently, he led marketing and product management for automation and equipment at Sealed Air Corp.

JEFF DEPLANTY

WILsquare Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm, announced the hiring of Jeff DePlanty as executive vice president and operating partner. DePlanty joins WILsquare with over 20 years of private equity experience within the lower-middle market, working across multiple industries in various leadership roles. Most recently, DePlanty was an operating partner with Benford Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago, after spending 18 years at Harbour Group, a St. Louis-based private equity firm.

VANESSA D’CUNHA

Red Arts Capital, a middle-market supply chain sector-focused private equity firm based in Chicago, announced it has added Vanessa D’Cunha as chief financial officer. She joins Red Arts from CapX Partners, a fund management and equipment finance firm, where she was vice president and controller. She also served as director of finance at Accord Financial after its purchase of CapX. Prior to her time at CapX and Accord, D’Cunha was the controller at Lantern Partners in Chicago, as well as chief financial officer and treasurer at Commerz Futures.

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EMILY HAK, DANNIE DIEGO AND RANDY FISHER

Insperity, a provider of human resources and business performance solutions and an ACG Official Sponsor of Growth, announced its newly created Private Capital Markets team and a slate of promotions.

Emily Hak (pictured) was promoted to managing director of the new team. Formerly a district manager and business performance advisor with Insperity, in her new role she will help optimize Insperity processes and service offerings, lead marketing strategy and expand upon business development education and partnerships specific to venture capital, private equity and family office relationships.

Dannie Diego was promoted from senior strategic alliances manager to private capital development director on the new team, where she will lead marketing strategy and business development efforts focused on the private equity, middle-market and mergers and acquisitions ecosystems.

Randy Fisher, who was previously senior strategic alliances manager and strategic marketing manager at Insperity, was also promoted to private capital development director. He will work with companies and venture capital investors to grow and scale businesses by providing essential HR resources, improving infrastructure for operational credibility and helping increase valuation momentum.

STEVE CHOPP

Pet Honesty, a pet health products brand in Vestar Capital Partners’ portfolio, announced that Steve Chopp has joined the firm as chief financial officer. Chopp most recently served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Bragg Live Food Products, a brand of apple cider vinegar, where he oversaw the finance, supply chain and technology functions. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 15 years working in the rapid growth supplements industry in roles including executive vice president and CFO.

JOSHUA CHERRY-SETO

Joshua Cherry-Seto, former managing director and chief financial officer at private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital, has joined San Francisco-based StartUp Health as partner and chief financial officer to help scale its ecosystem of dedicated health-focused funds, which target challenges like ending cancer and curing Alzheimer’s. CherrySeto will be responsible for overseeing and leading all finance and accounting efforts, and helping the company scale its assets under management and its global investing platform. He will also play a role in honing business models within StartUp Health’s portfolio of more than 300 active companies and 1,000 entrepreneurs.

BRIAN BECKER

RSM US, a Chicago-headquartered provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, announced that Brian Becker has succeeded Joe Adams as managing partner and CEO in a planned transition. Becker previously served as leader of RSM’s consulting line of business, technology consulting leader and central region consulting leader, and he served a term on the RSM US board of directors from 2011 through 2015. He began his career at RSM as an auditor before transferring to consulting to build the firm’s technology infrastructure service line.