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Jesko Frommeyer

Asset Mgmt & Value Creation in Private Equity & VC; Operating Partner, CEO, Sports Entrepreneur & Tech Investor, Non-Executive Director. Ex-McKinsey, Ex-General Electric, Ex-CVC Capital Partners, Ex-CPPIB
21.9 yrs experience
Feb 2026

The move

MoveCPPIB - Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board → Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC)
TitleManaging Director - Lead Asset Mgmt & Operating Partner for Private Equity → Head of Asset Management - Private Equity
LocationToronto → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Canada → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE0.3
Total experience21.9 years
Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) headcount201-500 employees
Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) industryInvestment Management
Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) founded2007
Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Head of Asset Management - Private EquityFeb 2026 — Present
    Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Member of the Investment Committee - Appleby College FoundationJun 2024 — Feb 2026
    Appleby College· Oakville, Ontario, Kanada· Self-employed
  3. Co-Founder & Investor / Chair of the Board / ex CEOMay 2024 — Present
    Blue Zone Courts· Берлингтон, ON· Self-employed
  4. Investor & Board memberJun 2023 — Present
    Unleash live· Sydney / Munich· Permanent Part-time
  5. Operating Partner / Investor / Board member / AdvisorJun 2023 — Feb 2026
    Diverse· Toronto / Munich / Beziers· Permanent Part-time
  6. Managing Director - Lead Asset Mgmt & Operating Partner for Private EquityNov 2018 — Mar 2023
    CPPIB - Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board· Toronto, Ontario, Canada· Permanent Full-time
  7. Senior Managing Director - Operating PartnerSep 2015 — Sep 2018
    CVC Capital Partners· Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland
  8. Co-CEO / Geschäftsführer (Bafin - approved)Jan 2012 — Aug 2015
    GE Capital - Fleet Leasing Germany and Austria· Oberhaching/Munich & Vienna· Permanent Full-time
  9. Head of Integration / Restructuring - GE Capital GermanyJan 2009 — Dec 2009
    GE Capital· Permanent Full-time
  10. Managing Director - Business Development / M&A - GE Capital InternationalNov 2006 — Aug 2015
    GE Capital· London / Frankfurt / Mainz
  11. Vice President - Group Strategy / Internal Group M&A / RatingNov 2003 — Oct 2006
    Commerzbank AG· Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland

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