TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Altas Partners (“Altas”), a long-term oriented private equity investment
firm, today announced the appointment of Kathleen (“Katie”) Taylor to
the newly created position of Chair of Altas Partners.
“The appointment of Katie marks an important milestone in the ongoing
evolution of Altas,” said Andrew Sheiner, Founder and Managing Partner
of Altas Partners. “Katie brings tremendous leadership experience to the
firm as well as deep expertise in the areas of organizational
effectiveness and talent management. These capabilities will strengthen
our firm and help us deliver on our commitment to be excellent partners
to our management teams as we work to build great companies together.”
In addition to her role at Altas, Ms. Taylor currently serves as Chair
of the Royal Bank of Canada, Vice Chair at The Adecco Group and a
director of Air Canada, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and
MyEyeDr., an Altas portfolio company. Ms. Taylor is involved with
several not-for-profit organizations including as Chair of the Board
of the SickKids Foundation. Previously, Ms. Taylor was President & CEO
of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts where she was instrumental in
building Four Seasons’ global brand, service culture and international
portfolio of luxury properties over a career that spanned more than 23
years. For additional background please visit www.altas.com/#team.
“Altas’ focus is to own and build great companies, and that resonates
with me very much,” said Ms. Taylor. “As a long-term Altas Advisory
Board member, I’ve come to appreciate first-hand the firm’s strong value
proposition and its appeal to business owners and management teams
seeking a thoughtful and long-term oriented partner. I am honoured to be
named Chair of Altas Partners and am delighted to be joining its
wonderful team.”
About Altas Partners
Founded in 2012, Altas Partners is an investment firm with a long-term
orientation focused on acquiring significant interests in high-quality,
market-leading businesses in partnership with outstanding management
teams. The firm manages more than $6 billion on behalf of endowments,
foundations, public pension funds and other institutional investors. The
firm’s past and present portfolio companies include University of St.
Augustine for Health Sciences, Tecta America, Hub International, PADI,
Capital Vision Services, Medforth Global Healthcare Education, and NSC
Minerals.
For more information: http://www.altas.com
Contacts
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