General Atlantic promotes two

Akar was previously a principal and head of the consumer sector for EMEA at the firm. In addition to working on investments in EMEA and Turkey, she is a board member at Depop, Joe & The Juice, Gymshark and Sezane.

Before joining General Atlantic in New York in 2015, Akar was a vice-president at TSG Consumer Partners, where she focused on investments in the retail and consumer sectors. Previously, she was an analyst in the investment banking division at JP Morgan, where she concentrated on the consumer and retail sectors.

Prior to this promotion, Woodworth was a vice-president with the firm, focusing on investments in the financial services sector. She also joined the firm in 2015, but was previously a senior associate with JC Flowers & Co in London, where she also focused on investments in the financial services industry. Prior to that, Woodworth was an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group at Citigroup in New York.

Both Woodworth and Akar will continue to be based in the firm's London office. General Atlantic has also made a host of other promotions in its Mexico City, Munich, New York and India offices.

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