CVC is pleased to announce the appointment of John Kelleher as a new Managing Partner. John will join in early Q3 2025 to focus on driving value creation across our portfolio and will be based in New York.
John brings a strong mix of private equity and operational leadership experience having spent over nine years at McKinsey & Company. Most recently he was a Senior Partner and Interim CEO/CXO in the firm’s special operations unit, McKinsey Transformation, where he led numerous corporate transformations across sectors such as technology, industrials, infrastructure and services. Prior to McKinsey, he was a senior member of the operating team at Brookfield Asset Management and he has also been CEO of private equity-backed companies, with a focus on strategic execution and value creation. Earlier, he was a co-founder and partner of a mid-market private equity firm and an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
As part of our long-term succession planning, Jean-Remy Roussel, Managing Partner and Global Head of Operations, who started the CVC Operations team 17 years ago, will transition to Senior Adviser in H1 2026 and will continue to drive value through to exit in those portfolio companies where he remains a Board member. Jean-Remy will gradually transition his day-to-day responsibilities to John who will lead Global Operations going forward.
Rob Lucas, CEO of CVC, said: “On behalf of CVC, I’d like to thank Jean-Remy for his outstanding contributions over the last 17 years. In that time, Jean-Remy has been instrumental in building out our Operations capabilities and we wish him all the best for the future. Building on this strong foundation, we are delighted to welcome John to the team. His deep operational expertise and proven leadership in complex transformations will further strengthen our ability to support portfolio companies and deliver long-term value to our investors.”
Jean-Remy Roussel added: “Having been at CVC since 2008, the time feels right to step back from the Operations team and hand over the reins to John. I’m immensely proud of what we’ve built together over the years and I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues across the CVC Network for their support, collaboration and friendship. I can’t wait to see what the firm achieves in the future.”
John Kelleher said: “I am honoured to be joining CVC, an outstanding platform with an exceptional reputation. I look forward to working alongside the talented team to help drive growth and performance across the portfolio.”