PEI Group appoints Howard Rees as Chief Growth Officer to drive expansion and commercial growth
PEI Group appoints Howard Rees as Chief Growth Officer to drive expansion and commercial growth
LONDON, 27 July 2026 – PEI Group, the leading source of data and intelligence for investment professionals across private markets, today announced the appointment of Howard Rees as Chief Growth Officer (CGO), effective from 27 July 2026.
Based in London, Howard joins the leadership team and will oversee PEI Group’s global growth strategy, taking responsibility for the company’s worldwide sales and marketing functions. He will report into Edouard Tavernier, Chief Executive Officer.
Howard brings a wealth of senior commercial leadership experience with over 25 years’ experience working for high-growth global financial data companies.
Prior to joining PEI Group, he led Sales and Global Partnerships at Regnology, and before then he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Macrobond, where he led a business transformation that significantly accelerated growth. He has also held senior commercial leadership roles at Burgiss and Bloomberg.
“PEI Group has become the largest independent provider of intelligence and connections to the global private-markets community, serving managers, investors and service providers”, said Edouard Tavernier, Chief Executive Officer of PEI Group. “We are thrilled that Howard has chosen to join us. His leadership experience will help us continue driving our commercial growth, as we look to further develop our customer relationships and expand our range of services globally.”
Commenting on his appointment, Howard said:
“PEI is building towards a future where its next-generation membership platforms fundamentally change the way investors and managers access the vital intelligence they need to sharpen private markets decision making. I am delighted to be joining PEI Group at this moment and am looking forward to the opportunity to lead the sales and marketing teams, as we roll-out our new integrated asset class platforms.”
About PEI Group
PEI Group is a leading provider of business intelligence, data, analytics, and events for the global private markets industry, with over 500 people operating from six offices.
Combining more than 25 years of proprietary data, deep editorial expertise, and a trusted journalistic heritage, PEI delivers vital intelligence to sharpen the decision-making of more than 30,000 investors, asset managers, and service providers worldwide.
With two decades of strong growth, PEI operates across private equity, private credit, private real estate, private infrastructure, and other specialist asset classes through its portfolio of premium information brands, research platforms, membership networks, and global events.
PEI connects investment professionals with the intelligence, relationships, opportunities and critical market insights needed to navigate evolving markets and achieve stronger investment outcomes.
