Partners Group announces updates to its Executive Team

Baar-Zug, Switzerland; 4 December 2025

Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, today announces several rotations within its Executive Team, which will take effect from 1 January 2026 subject to FINMA approval.

 

Joining the Executive Team will be Ana Campos, Head of Human Resources, and Anette Waygood, who becomes Co-Head of the Compliance & Legal business department as well as Deputy General Counsel.

 

Stepping down from the Executive Team will be Sarah Brewer, currently the Head of the Client Solutions business department, and Andreas Knecht, Group General Counsel. Both will remain in senior leadership positions with the firm.

 

Juri Jenkner, Executive Team member and President, will additionally assume responsibility for the Client Solutions business department, which will be known as Business Development going forward.

 

Partners Group's Executive Team members as of 1 January 2026:

  • David Layton, Chief Executive Officer (American)
  • Roberto Cagnati, Head of Portfolio Solutions (Swiss/Italian)
  • Ana Campos, Head of Human Resources (Swiss/Spanish) NEW
  • Joris Gröflin, Chief Financial Officer (Swiss/Dutch)
  • Juri Jenkner, President and Head of Business Development (German)
  • Michael Marquardt, Chief Operating Officer (American)
  • Esther Peiner, Head of Infrastructure (German)
  • Wolf-Henning Scheider, Head of Private Equity (German)
  • Anette Waygood, Co-Head of Compliance & Legal (Swiss/German) NEW

About Partners Group
Partners Group is one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, with around 2,000 professionals and over USD 174 billion in assets under management. The firm has investment programs and custom mandates spanning private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and royalties. With its heritage in Switzerland and its primary presence in the Americas in Colorado, Partners Group is built differently from the rest of the industry. The firm leverages its differentiated culture and its operationally oriented approach to identify attractive investment themes and to build businesses and assets into market leaders. For more information, please visit www.partnersgroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

 

Shareholder relations contact
Danica Ruso
Phone: +41 41 784 67 67
Email: [email protected]

 

Media relations contact
Jenny Blinch
Phone: +44 207 575 2571
Email: [email protected]

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