TCP Capital appointed Kathleen A. Corbet as an independent director. She will serve on the audit committee, governance and compensation committee and joint transactions committee.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Kathleen to our board of directors,” said Howard Levkowitz, chairman and CEO of TCP Capital. “Kathleen has extensive leadership, operating and corporate governance expertise. We look forward to her guidance as we continue our mission to provide growth capital solutions to middle-market companies and to generate sustainable and attractive risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders.”

Corbet is the founder and principal of Cross Ridge Capital, a firm focused on private investment and strategic consulting for the fintech and data sectors. From 2004 to 2007, she was president of the financial market intelligence firm S&P Global. Prior to that, she held several executive positions at the global investment management and research firm Alliance Bernstein, including executive vice president and CEO of the firm’s fixed income division and was also a member of the firm’s executive committee. Previously, she was an executive at Equitable Capital Management where she led the firm’s fixed income division prior to its merger with Alliance Capital. Corbet serves as the lead director of MassMutual Financial Group and a director of CEB, formerly known as Corporate Executive Board.

TCP Capital is a specialty finance company focused on performing credit lending to middle-market companies and small businesses.