Experience and qualifications
John Megrue is the CEO of Apax Partners US and Head of
the Retail & Consumer Group. He is a member of
the Executive and Investment Committees as well as the
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 Advantage Sales & Marketing, Bob's
Discount Furniture, HUB International, Kinetic Concepts (KCI), rue
21 and Cole Haan.
John is also a Director on the Board of Millennium Promise, the
United States' only international non-profit organisation solely
committed to supporting the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals set by the UN to halve extreme poverty by
2015.
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.
HUB International Limited
Leading North American insurance brokerage
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation
Apparel retail company and one of the world's leading lifestyle
brands
rue21, Inc.
rue21 is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced apparel
for ages ranging from pre-teens to mid-thirties
Current directorships
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.
HUB International Limited
Leading North American insurance brokerage
KCI
Leading provider of therapies and products for the advanced
wound care, tissue regeneration and therapeutic support system
markets
rue21, Inc.
rue21 is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced apparel
for ages ranging from pre-teens to mid-thirties