Talent partner retires from Hellman & Friedman to join portco Zendesk

Talent executive Annmarie Neal has retired as a partner at Hellman & Friedman to become chief people officer at software company Zendesk, acquired in 2022 by Hellman & Friedman and London buyout firm Permira.

Neal spent just over 10 years with the buyout firm. Her time there coincided with a surge of interest by PE executives in working more closely with their management teams on hiring and executive coaching. The ultimate aim: to increase the valuations of their companies at exit time.

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