Experience and qualifications
John Megrue is Chairman of Apax Partners U.S. He is a member of the Investment, Approval, Exit and Portfolio Review Committees.
John had originally joined Apax in 1988 and rejoined in 2005 from Saunders, Karp & Megrue ("SKM") which he co-founded in 1990. Prior to SKM, John served as Vice President and Principal at Patricof & Co. (an Apax predecessor), where he specialised in buyouts and late stage growth financings.
John is a graduate of Cornell University, where he received a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Board memberships include FULLBEAUTY Brands, Cole Haan, Acelity (formerly Kinetic Concepts Inc.) and rue 21. John is Chairman of Born Free which is the private sector leader in working to eliminate HIV in new born children around the world. He is Vice Chairman of the UN Special Envoys Office, a director of Grameen America, a Trustee of the Apax Foundation, and a Trustee of Cornell University,
Investments
Investments include:
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Provider of outsourced sales and marketing services for the consumer packaged goods industry
Bobs Discount Furniture
Retailer of home furnishings at every day low prices
Cole Haan
Leading designer and retailer of premium footwear and accessories
FULLBEAUTY Brands
Direct-to-consumer market leader in the U.S. plus-size apparel market
HUB International Limited
Leading North American insurance brokerage
rue21, Inc.
rue21 is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced apparel for ages ranging from pre-teens to mid-thirties
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation
Apparel retail company and one of the world's leading lifestyle brands
Current directorships
Acelity (formerly known as KCI)
Leading provider of therapies and products for the advanced wound care, tissue regeneration and therapeutic support system markets
Cole Haan
Leading designer and retailer of premium footwear and accessories
FULLBEAUTY Brands
Direct-to-consumer market leader in the U.S. plus-size apparel market
rue21, Inc.
rue21 is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced apparel for ages ranging from pre-teens to mid-thirties