SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Paradox, the global leader in leveraging Conversational AI to transform how employers like McDonald’s, Nestlé, CVS Health, General Motors, and Marriott International get hiring work done, today announced the promotion of President and Chief Product Officer Adam Godson to the role of Chief Executive Officer, with founder Aaron Matos moving into the Executive Chairman role.

“From day one at Paradox, we set out to build an enduring company of scale by embracing AI in a way that drives real, measurable impact for our clients,” said Matos. “Serving Paradox continues to be the ultimate honor and I couldn’t be prouder of the progress we’ve made toward that goal. As we look to our next chapter, Adam is the ideal steward for Paradox’s future. He’s passionate about recruiting and HR and he cares deeply about the people he serves. Adam is a great partner and we share an obsession for transforming this industry — and our clients’ organizations — for the better. I couldn’t be more excited for our clients and Team Paradox.”

Godson, who started his career as an HR practitioner and served as the Chief Technology Officer at Cielo, joined Paradox in 2020 as Chief Product Officer and was promoted to President in 2023, leading Paradox’s global product and engineering teams. Since joining, Godson’s teams have helped the AI innovator achieve more than 1,000% growth — adding hundreds of clients, winning numerous awards (including multiple HR Executive Product of the Year awards), and finishing 2023 with the strongest quarter in the company’s history.

In 2023, Paradox was highlighted as an early adopter of Workday’s AI Marketplace — a curated group of AI and ML apps within the Workday ecosystem — and was also honored as a Workday Partner Innovation Award winner for its commitment to powering Workday customers’ success. Paradox is also an SAP Endorsed partner, helping SAP clients globally transform their recruitment process with Conversational AI. Paradox has been named to the Inc. 5000 list in three consecutive years and has twice ranked as the fastest growing recruiting technology company on Deloitte’s Fast 500.

While those accomplishments are meaningful, Godson said he’s proudest of the team that Paradox has built and the results it is driving for clients — including high impact transformations for companies like General Motors, Nestlé, Compass Group, and McDonald’s.

“It’s an incredible privilege to follow Aaron as CEO and lead Paradox on our next phase of innovation and growth,” said Godson. “We’ve seen the impact that Conversational AI can have on our clients and we’re proud of building a different kind of software company — where care for our clients and the candidates we serve is what matters most. I’m excited to carry forward that culture, while continuing to have access to Aaron’s experience and mentorship as we bring new products to market and drive innovation for our clients.”

“Paradox has built a company that’s revolutionizing our industry,” said Joe Shaker, President of Shaker Recruitment Marketing and long-time partner of Paradox. “Adam has not only played a pivotal role in that revolution, but is admired by clients and partners throughout the ecosystem.  He’ll provide a steady hand running the day to day and propelling that vision forward. Adam and Aaron have spent decades figuring out what’s next in HR technology and I’m excited to see what they’ve got up their sleeves for Paradox’s next act.”

As Executive Chairman, Matos will continue to serve as an advisor and mentor to Godson, Paradox’s Board of Directors, and the company’s executive team — focusing on developing and refining the company’s strategic vision and working collaboratively with the product team on future innovations. Mike Gregoire, who also sits on the board of AMD and Smartsheets, will continue as Lead Independent Director of Paradox’s Board of Directors. Gregoire was previously the CEO of Taleo and CA Technologies, and is the founding partner of investment firm Brighton Park Capital, which led Paradox’s Series B investment.

About Paradox
Launched in 2016, Paradox is transforming how global employers get hiring work done with the power of Conversational AI. Serving nearly 1,000 global clients with hiring needs across high-volume hourly and high-skilled professional roles, Paradox’s Conversational AI assistant Olivia does the work talent teams don’t have time for — streamlining tasks like screening, interview scheduling, and more through simple, frictionless mobile, chat- and SMS-driven interactions. Paradox’s award-winning products include its Conversational ATS and Conversational Career Sites, as well as products built to automate interview scheduling, simplify the application process, and dramatically improve efficiency on larger HCM platforms like Workday, SAP, Oracle, UKG, ADP, and more. To see the impact conversational AI is having with its clients, visit Paradox’s client stories page.

In less than seven years, the Scottsdale-based startup has earned the trust of the world’s largest employers and won numerous awards, including Human Resource Executive’s Best HR Product of 2019, 2021, and 2022, and consecutive honors in 2020, 2021, and 2022 as one of Forbes Top Startup Employers. The company has twice been ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in HR Tech by the Deloitte Fast 500, and has made the Inc. 5000 list the last three consecutive years. To learn more about Paradox’s product, visit www.paradox.ai. To explore open opportunities on its team, visit careers.paradox.ai.

Read the release on the Paradox website here.

NEW YORK, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) today announced the appointment of Chris McIntyre as Partner, Global Head of the Institutional Client Group and member of the firm’s Leadership Team, effective April 15, 2024. Based in New York, he will be responsible for managing the firm’s institutional distribution channel. McIntyre joins a talented team that delivered robust third-party inflows of approximately $45 billion in 2023.

Apollo Co-Presidents Scott Kleinman and Jim Zelter said, “Institutions around the globe have long formed the bedrock of our leading alternative asset management and retirement services businesses. Chris’ deep relationships and private markets expertise will be highly accretive as we continue to offer diversified, tailored investment solutions to our most valued partners. We are excited to welcome Chris to our team.”

McIntyre said, “Apollo is distinguished by its highly sophisticated, aligned, and active approach to partnering with investors and strong track record of innovation across strategies. I look forward to working closely with leaders across the business as we seek to continue delivering excess returns for our clients while also evolving to meet their changing needs.”

McIntyre previously served as Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he led the firm’s Asset Management business in North America advising senior leaders from global alternative and traditional asset managers. McIntyre earned his BA from Yale University and MBA from Columbia Business School.

About Apollo

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of December 31, 2023, Apollo had approximately $651 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

Contacts

Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com

Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com

Source: Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Released March 8, 2024

Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, today announced the
appointment of Margaux Buridant and Célia Hamoum as Co-Heads of Private Wealth
Solutions (“PWS”), the Group’s specialised entity dedicated to family offices and high
net worth individuals.

These appointments underscore Tikehau Capital’s commitment to enhancing its offer for private
investors, who are increasingly seeking access to private funds.
In 2021, Tikehau Capital established a Private Wealth Solutions Group (PWS) within its sales and
marketing division with the goal of improving direct access to Group funds for family offices and high
net worth individuals worldwide. This strategic move aimed to cater to a burgeoning client segment that
is progressively more sophisticated and inclined to increase its allocation to alternative assets.
The PWS entity enhances Tikehau Capital’s existing coverage of intermediary private clients provided
by Private Banks, Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs), and unit-linked insurance contracts.
Margaux Buridant joined Tikehau Capital on February 22nd, 2024, and will be based in New York.
Bringing 15 years of expertise in Wealth Management, she specialises in offering high-end private
clients investment advisory services and portfolio management.

In her role, she will develop and structure Private Wealth Solutions (PWS), overseeing the existing
team, to expand Tikehau Capital’s global business with Entrepreneurs, High Net Worth Individuals,
Family Offices, and North American Private Banks.
Prior to joining Tikehau Capital, Margaux served at Bank of the West (BNP Paribas, and more recently
BMO) in New York as a Senior International Wealth Strategist and Wealth Management Regional
Manager. Before that, she began her career as a Notary in France, later transitioning to legal services
as a Managing Director at Colombus Consulting Group NY.

Margaux holds a master’s degree in business & law and a Notaire diploma from Aix-en-Provence
University, as well as a US International Tax certification from New York University.
Célia Hamoum is based in Paris. She started her career with Tikehau Capital in 2015 and has been
instrumental in driving the firm’s expansion in Private Wealth ever since. Initially, she spent six years in
the Sales Distribution team as a sales representative focused on Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs),
banks, and asset managers. In 2021, she transitioned to the Private Wealth Solutions team,
concentrating on serving private clients and family offices in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Célia holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from EDHEC Business School and a Master’s in Portfolio
Management from IAE Paris-Est.

Antoine Flamarion and Mathieu Chabran, co-founders of Tikehau Capital declared:
“We are delighted to welcome Margaux and congratulate Celia on their appointments to these
leadership roles. Given that Private Wealth Solutions is a pivotal area of growth for Tikehau Capital,
having an integrated team covering Entrepreneurs, High Net Worth Individuals, and Family Offices
globally across the firm’s strategies and solutions will ensure optimal service delivery. As we embark
on a new phase of expansion, we extend our best wishes to Margaux and Celia for success in this
new chapter”.

ABOUT TIKEHAU CAPITAL
Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group with €43.2 billion of assets under management
(at 31 December 2023).
Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (private debt, real assets,
private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special opportunities strategies.
Tikehau Capital is a founder led team with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet, proprietary
global deal flow and a track record of backing high quality companies and executives.
Deeply rooted in the real economy, Tikehau Capital provides bespoke and innovative alternative financing solutions
to companies it invests in and seeks to create long-term value for its investors, while generating positive impacts
on society. Leveraging its strong equity base (€3.2 billion of shareholders’ equity at 31 December 2023), the firm
invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients within each of its strategies.
Controlled by its managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital is guided by a strong
entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 758 employees (at 31 December 2023) across its 15 offices in Europe,
Middle East, Asia and North America.
Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612;
Ticker: TKO.FP). For more information, please visit: www.tikehaucapital.com.

PRESS CONTACTS:
Tikehau Capital: Valérie Sueur – +33 1 40 06 39 30
UK – Prosek Partners: Philip Walters – +44 (0) 7773 331 589
USA – Prosek Partners: Trevor Gibbons – +1 646 818 9238
press@tikehaucapital.com

SHAREHOLDER AND INVESTOR CONTACTS:
Louis Igonet – +33 1 40 06 11 11
Théodora Xu – +33 1 40 06 18 56
shareholders@tikehaucapital.com