Patrick is Chief Executive Officer of Hellman & Friedman. He is a member of the Investment Committee, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and leads the Firm’s London office and European activities. Patrick joined H&F in 1994. He is currently a Director of Verisure (Securitas Direct). His previous investment activities included Action, Allfunds, AutoScout24, Axel Springer, CarProof, Digitas, DoubleClick, Formula One, Gartmore Investment Management, Gaztransport & Technigaz, Hostelworld (Web Reservations), Iris Software, Mondrian Investment Partners, Nasdaq, National Information Consortium, Nets, Neverfail Springwater, Nielsen, PowerBar, ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Scout24, SimpliSafe, TeamSystem, VoiceStream Wireless, Wood Mackenzie, and Young & Rubicam. Prior to H&F, Patrick was employed by James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated in New York and Consolidated Press Holdings in Australia. Patrick started his career stocking paint and sundries at Schoening’s Paint and Wallpaper in Rockford, IL. EDUCATION: Harvard College, Harvard Business School, MBA.
