Warburg Pincus Names Jeffrey Perlman CEO, Succeeding Chip Kaye

Warburg Pincus appointed Jeffrey Perlman as chief executive officer, succeeding Chip Kaye, who will become chairman alongside Tim Geithner.

Perlman, 41, will begin in his new role on Sept. 2, the New York-based alternative asset management firm said Wednesday in an emailed statement.

It’s just the third leadership transition in Warburg’s 58-year history, following the early 2000s appointment of Kaye and Joseph Landy as co-CEOs, who took the helm from founder Lionel Pincus.

“I am deeply honored to succeed Chip as CEO and am excited by the tremendous set of opportunities ahead of us,” Perlman said in ...