Nordic Capital appoints Grant Eldred as Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer

Nordic Capital Advisors announces the appointment of Grant Eldred as Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), strengthening its Human Resources leadership and advancing the firm’s people and performance strategy. This appointment follows a period of continued growth and organisational development across Nordic Capital’s international offices.

With more than 20 years of experience leading human capital and organisational transformation in the financial services and professional services sectors, Grant will be responsible for shaping and driving Nordic Capital’s people strategy to ensure close alignment between talent, culture and organisational performance.

Grant joins from Rokos Capital Management, where he served as Partner and Head of People, and before that as Chief People Officer at Clifford Chance. Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs in several senior HR leadership roles, including Global Head of HR Transformation.

Grant will assume his position in early 2026 and will be based in London.

Kristoffer Melinder, Managing Partner, Nordic Capital Advisors, said:

“Grant brings a wealth of experience from leading complex organisations through growth and transformation, and he has a proven ability to align people strategy with business priorities. His leadership will add significant value and support the long-term ambitions of the firm. We’re very pleased to welcome him to the leadership team.”

Grant Eldred, Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer, Nordic Capital Advisors, commented:

“I’m delighted to be joining Nordic Capital and to contribute to a people strategy and people practices that enable continued success. My focus will be on ensuring that our approach to leadership, capability and performance supports Nordic Capital’s ambitions and builds on the strong foundation already in place.”

Nordic Capital today comprises around 250 professionals across all fund and advisory teams, working from ten offices on three continents.

Media contact:

Nordic Capital
Katarina Janerud
Communications Manager, Nordic Capital Advisors
+46 8 440 50 50
katarina.janerud@nordiccapital.com

About Nordic Capital

Nordic Capital is a leading international private equity investor and sub-sector specialist dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational improvement and transformative long-term growth in partnership with management teams. With over 35 years of experience, a global reach, and the local presence of dedicated sector investment advisory teams in Sweden, UK, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the US, Nordic Capital brings deep expertise across its core investment sectors: Healthcare, Technology & Payments, Financial Services and Services & Industrial Tech. Leveraging tailored playbooks, a dedicated operations advisory team and a global network of industrial and functional experts, Nordic Capital seeks to help companies to scale, innovate and become sustainable leaders. Nordic Capital currently manages around EUR 34 billion in assets and since its founding in 1989, has invested approximately EUR 30 billion in more than 150 middle-market companies in Northern Europe and North America. The committed capital is principally provided by global institutional investors such as pension funds. For more information, see www.nordiccapital.com or connect via LinkedIn.

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