Carlyle Secured Lending named Justin Plouffe president, CEO and member of the board of directors, effective immediately. This appointment follows the resignation of Aren LeeKong.
Plouffe was previously a managing director and the deputy chief investment officer for global credit at Carlyle. In these roles he focused on investing across Carlyle’s credit strategies, leading capital formation as well as managing the firm’s overall global credit platform. Plouffe also has served as a trustee and portfolio manager for Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund (CTAC), a closed-end investment company structured as an interval fund that invests across Carlyle Global Credit’s various platform strategies. He also sits on several investment committees within Carlyle’s global credit platform.
Since joining Carlyle in 2007, Plouffe has overseen CLO new issuance, led acquisitions of corporate credit management platforms, served as a portfolio manager for structured credit investments, developed proprietary portfolio management analytics, and negotiated a variety of financing facilities.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Plouffe was an attorney at Ropes & Gray. Plouffe is a CFA charter holder, holds Series 7, 24, 57, 63, 79 and 99 licenses, and is the CEO of TCG Securities, the SEC-registered broker/dealer affiliate of Carlyle.
“The board is delighted that Justin Plouffe is joining CSL as president and CEO,” Linda Pace, chair of the board of directors at Carlyle Secured Lending, said. “As a distinguished and experienced member of the Carlyle Global Credit team, Justin is well positioned to steer Carlyle Secured Lending and execute on the company’s strategy of delivering sustainable income and capital preservation.
“We would like to thank Aren for his contributions to Carlyle Secured Lending. He has played an important role in the company’s success, and we wish him the best in future endeavors.”
“I am delighted to be joining Carlyle Secured Lending during such an important time for the private credit markets,” Plouffe said. “Leveraging Carlyle’s strong origination platform, Carlyle Secured Lending is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the current market opportunity to deliver strong performance and generate long-term value for our shareholders.”
