People Digest: Carlyle appoints PE head for Australia, NZ; Avenue Family Office names new partner

People Digest: Carlyle appoints PE head for Australia, NZ; Avenue Family Office names new partner

Geoff Hutchinson, Carlyle Group's managing director and head of private equity for Australia and New Zealand/ Photo: Geoff Hutchinsons' Linkedin

Global investment firm Carlyle has appointed Geoff Hutchinson as managing director and head of private equity in Australia and New Zealand, while Avenue Family Office has appointed Anthony Chan, a banker with 30 years of experience in corporate banking and wealth management, as a partner.