Key Takeaways
- • Hildred, a healthcare-focused lower middle-market private equity firm with approximately $5 billion in assets under management, has appointed Lauren Gambardella as Managing Director, Head of Human Capital, a newly created role, according to a Business Wire announcement.
- • Gambardella joins from Arsenal Capital, where she served as Head of Talent for five years, and brings more than a decade of human capital experience.
- • Before Arsenal Capital, Gambardella was an executive recruiter at Spencer Stuart, where she worked with numerous private equity and financial services firms on talent management.
- • In the role, Gambardella will focus on attracting and retaining talent to support Hildred's growth and strengthen organizational capabilities across the firm and its portfolio companies.
- • Co-Founders and Managing Partners Andrew Goldman and David Solomon said the hire will bring greater rigor to Hildred's investment process and to how the firm develops its teams.
Summary
Hildred, a healthcare-focused private equity firm that invests in operationally intensive, control-oriented lower middle-market companies, announced the appointment of Lauren Gambardella as Managing Director, Head of Human Capital, according to a Business Wire release datelined New York. The role is newly created and is focused on attracting and retaining top talent to support the firm's continued growth and to strengthen organizational capabilities across Hildred and its portfolio companies. Hildred currently manages approximately $5 billion in assets under management.
Gambardella brings more than a decade of human capital experience. She most recently served for five years as Head of Talent at Arsenal Capital, where she supported the firm and its portfolio companies in accelerating value creation through people and performance. Prior to Arsenal, she was an executive recruiter at Spencer Stuart, the global executive search and leadership consulting firm, where she partnered with numerous private equity and financial services firms on their strategic talent management objectives. She holds a B.S.B.A. from Bucknell University.
Co-Founders and Managing Partners Andrew Goldman and David Solomon said strengthening operational infrastructure is necessary to secure the talent needed to drive growth at Hildred and across its portfolio companies, adding that attracting strong people and building leaders are critical to unlocking investment value. They said Gambardella's experience partnering with private equity firms and their portfolio companies on talent will bring greater rigor to the firm's investment process and to how it develops its teams.
Gambardella said Hildred's investment strategy is built on partnering with founders and management teams to drive sustainable growth, and that the firm recognizes the unique value each team member brings. She said she looks forward to working with the Hildred team and its portfolio companies to build on the firm's mission of helping to build great companies.
Gambardella brings more than a decade of human capital experience. She most recently served for five years as Head of Talent at Arsenal Capital, where she supported the firm and its portfolio companies in accelerating value creation through people and performance. Prior to Arsenal, she was an executive recruiter at Spencer Stuart, the global executive search and leadership consulting firm, where she partnered with numerous private equity and financial services firms on their strategic talent management objectives. She holds a B.S.B.A. from Bucknell University.
Co-Founders and Managing Partners Andrew Goldman and David Solomon said strengthening operational infrastructure is necessary to secure the talent needed to drive growth at Hildred and across its portfolio companies, adding that attracting strong people and building leaders are critical to unlocking investment value. They said Gambardella's experience partnering with private equity firms and their portfolio companies on talent will bring greater rigor to the firm's investment process and to how it develops its teams.
Gambardella said Hildred's investment strategy is built on partnering with founders and management teams to drive sustainable growth, and that the firm recognizes the unique value each team member brings. She said she looks forward to working with the Hildred team and its portfolio companies to build on the firm's mission of helping to build great companies.
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