Navigating the Private Equity Landscape: Lessons from a First-Time CEO

Update: 2024-07-05

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Christian Leard, CEO at Perennials and Sutherland, joins us to discuss the journey from a large company executive to his first PE-backed role as CEO of a mid-market company.

X-Factor is presented by PrivateEquityCXO, the world’s largest digital community of PE-backed executives. Start your free membership today and unlock exclusive content and insights that help PE-backed executives drive performance.

This episode is hosted by FALCON Partner, Rob Huxtable. FALCON is a retained executive search firm exclusively recruiting C-level leaders in the PE-backed, middle market.

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Navigating the Private Equity Landscape: Lessons from a First-Time CEO

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Navigating the Private Equity Landscape: Lessons from a First-Time CEO