Hamilton Lane has appointed Leslie F Varon and David Berkman as independent directors on the firm’s board, effective 26 May 2017.
Varon has also been appointed chair of Hamiilton Lane’s audit committee.
“We are delighted to have Leslie and David join Griff Sexton as independent directors, thereby expanding the board to six members including our CEO Mario Giannini, myself, and Erik Hirsch, our vice chairman,” says Hartley Rogers, chairman of Hamilton Lane.
“As we continue to grow and serve our clients, we are committed to deepening our resources and furthering the spirit of innovation that has long existed at our firm,” says Giannini. “Leslie and David bring with them extensive experience in working with public companies across a variety of industries that we believe will enhance the strategic leadership of Hamilton Lane and help us achieve our mission of enriching lives and safeguarding futures.”
Prior to her retirement in 2017, Varon served as chief financial officer of Xerox Corporation during which time she led the restructuring of the USD18 billion business process services, printing equipment, software and solutions company.
Throughout her 37-year career, Varon held various roles at Xerox, including as vice president of investor relations and as VP finance & corporate controller, a role she held for nearly nine years. In that capacity, she oversaw global financial operating executives and had responsibility for corporate financial planning and analysis, accounting, internal audit, risk management, global real estate and worldwide shared services centres. From 2006 to 2017, she served on the board of Xerox International Partners, a joint venture between Xerox Corporation and Fuji Xerox Corporation, representing Xerox Corporation’s ownership stake.
Berkman is the managing partner of Associated Partners, a private equity firm primarily engaged in telecommunications infrastructure investments. In this role, which he has held for more than 17 years, he has oversight for various investment, operations and governance functions. Berkman serves on the boards (or equivalent bodies) of Entercom Communications, Actua Corporation and Franklin Square. Previously, he had served on the board of Diamond Resorts International until the sale of that company to a private investor in September 2016.
He also serves on the advisory committee of First Round Capital, a venture firm.
