[8-K] The Carlyle Group Inc. Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

The Carlyle Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CG) has filed an 8-K announcing a significant leadership realignment effective 1 January 2026 under Item 5.02.

• John C. Redett (57, current Chief Financial Officer & Head of Corporate Strategy), Mark Jenkins (58, Head of Global Credit) and Jeff Nedelman (58, Global Head of Client Business) will become Co-Presidents.
• Responsibility split: Redett will lead Global Private Equity; Jenkins will head Global Credit & Insurance; Nedelman will continue to oversee the Global Client Business.
• Redett retains the CFO position through 2025. On 1 Jan 2026, Justin Plouffe (48, Deputy CIO for Global Credit) will succeed him as CFO while remaining involved in credit investment committees.
• Carlyle will execute customary indemnification agreements with the newly elevated officers; no compensation terms were disclosed.

The filing contains no financial results or guidance. Investors should assess how the three-president structure and CFO transition affect strategic execution, fundraising momentum and capital allocation going forward.

Positive

• Seasoned internal executives promoted, maintaining continuity and institutional knowledge.
• Defined business segment leadership (Private Equity, Credit & Insurance, Client Business) may sharpen strategic focus.

Negative

• Three-president structure could complicate governance and accountability.
• CFO transition introduces operational risk during hand-over period.

Insights

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Major internal promotions signal orderly succession, but multi-president model adds structural complexity; near-term financial impact neutral.

Elevating seasoned insiders to Co-Presidents provides continuity and preserves institutional knowledge. Redett, Jenkins and Nedelman are already embedded in Carlyle’s leadership committee, reducing execution risk. Plouffe’s move to CFO maintains credit-platform expertise at the finance helm. However, a three-headed presidential structure can blur accountability and complicate decision-making. No changes to board composition, compensation or strategic targets were disclosed, keeping immediate valuation effect limited. Overall impact is governance-focused rather than financial.

Portfolio Manager

TL;DR: Succession plan improves depth, but transition period through 2025 warrants monitoring for strategy drift.

Investors gain comfort from an internally groomed next layer of leadership, especially Redett retaining CFO duties during 2025, which helps bridge reporting cycles. Jenkins’ proven credit background supports expansion in credit and insurance, a key growth engine. Yet two transitions—CFO hand-off and broader reporting shifts—create execution risk during a potential market inflection. I view the news as strategically sound but not immediately value-accretive; will watch fundraising, AUM growth and expense discipline under the new regime.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2025

The Carlyle Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-35538			45-2832612
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2505
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(202) 729-5626

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	CG	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
4.625% Subordinated Notes due 2061 of Carlyle Finance L.L.C.	CGABL	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 28, 2025, The Carlyle Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Carlyle”) announced that effective January 1, 2026, John C.

Redett, 57, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy, Mark Jenkins, 58, Head of Global Credit, and Jeff

Nedelman, 58, Global Head of Client Business, will become Co-Presidents of Carlyle. In addition, Mr. Redett will lead

Carlyle’s Global Private Equity business, overseeing Corporate Private Equity and Real Assets, Mr. Jenkins will lead the

Global Credit and Insurance business, and Mr. Nedelman will continue to lead the Global Client Business. Mr. Redett will

continue to serve in his current role as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy through the end of 2025.

In addition, effective January 1, 2026, Justin Plouffe, 48, Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Global Credit, will become Chief

Financial Officer of Carlyle. Mr. Plouffe will continue to serve in his current role as Deputy Chief Investment Officer for

Global Credit through the end of 2025.

John Redett

John Redett is the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy at Carlyle and is a member of the Leadership

Committee. He is based in New York. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Redett will become Co-President of Carlyle and will lead

Global Private Equity, overseeing Corporate Private Equity and Real Assets. 

Mr. Redett joined Carlyle in 2007 as an investor on the Global Financial Services team. He has served as Chief Financial

Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy since October 2023. Previously, he was the Head of Global Financial Services from

2020 to September 2023 and the Co-Head of Global Financial Services from 2016 to 2020.

Mr. Redett is a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry and has been deeply involved in the operations and

management of many financial services businesses during his career. He has led or been a key contributor to some of Carlyle’s

significant investments across various subsectors of financial services, including Duff & Phelps, TCW, BankUnited, Hilb

Group, EPIC, DBRS, Central Pacific Bank, CFGI, PIB Group, and JenCap. He currently serves on the boards of directors for

Hilb Group and NSM Insurance Group.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Redett worked at Goldman Sachs from 2005 to 2007, and at JP Morgan from 2000 to 2005.

Mr. Redett received a BS from the University of Colorado and an MBA from New York University.

Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins is the Head of Global Credit at Carlyle and is a member of the Leadership Committee. He is based in New York.

Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Jenkins will become Co-President of Carlyle and will lead the Global Credit and Insurance

business.

Mr. Jenkins joined Carlyle in 2016. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Jenkins was a Senior Managing Director at CPPIB and led the

Global Private Investment group. He was Chair of the Credit Investment Committee, Chair of the Private Investments

Committee and also managed the Portfolio Value Creation group. While at CPPIB, Mr. Jenkins founded CPPIB Credit

Investments, a multi-strategy platform making direct principal credit investments. He also led CPPIB’s acquisition and

oversight of Antares Capital and the subsequent expansion in middle market lending. Prior to CPPIB, he was Managing

Director, Co-Head of Leveraged Finance Origination and Execution for Barclays Capital in New York. Before Barclays, Mr.

Jenkins worked for 11 years at Goldman Sachs in senior positions within the Fixed Income and Financing groups in New York.

Mr. Jenkins is member of the Board of Directors of Fortitude Re. Mr. Jenkins previously served on the Boards of Directors of

Wilton Re, Teine Energy, Antares Capital, Merchant Capital Solutions, Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc., Carlyle Credit Solutions,

Inc., and Carlyle Secured Lending III.

Mr. Jenkins earned a B.Comm degree from Queen’s University.

Jeff Nedelman

Jeff Nedelman is the Global Head of Client Business at Carlyle and is a member of the Leadership Committee and New

Products Committee. He is based in New York. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Nedelman will become Co-President of Carlyle

and will continue to lead the Global Client Business. 

As Global Head of Client Business, Mr. Nedelman leads the global investor relations team and oversees global distribution

across the firm’s three business segments, with a focus on both the institutional and global wealth channels.

Mr. Nedelman joined Carlyle in 2023.  Prior to joining Carlyle, he was a Partner and Senior Managing Director at Certares

from 2020 to 2023. At Certares, he was a member of the Investment Committee and the Management Committee of Certares

Management LLC, as well as a member of the Investment Committee and the Management Committee of the CK Opportunities

Fund.  Before Certares, Mr. Nedelman spent over 25 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as the Co-Chief Operating Officer

of Global Equities, where he played a lead role expanding the firm’s financing and execution products and services. He was a

member of the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee and the Securities Division Executive Committee.

Previously, he was Global Head of Prime Services, which included the Prime Brokerage, Clearing (GSEC), and Futures

businesses. Prior to that, he was the Head of Americas Equity Sales.

Mr. Nedelman received a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern

University.

Justin Plouffe

Justin Plouffe is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Global Credit at Carlyle and is a member of the Risk Committee and

Capital Markets Oversight Committee. He is based in New York. Effective January 1, 2026, Mr. Plouffe will become Chief

Financial Officer of Carlyle.

Mr. Plouffe joined Carlyle in 2007 and focuses on investing across Carlyle’s credit strategies and driving growth initiatives for

the Global Credit platform. He is a Portfolio Manager for several cross-platform credit strategies, including Carlyle Tactical

Private Credit Fund (“CTAC”), and serves on various Global Credit investment committees. In addition to his investing duties,

he also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle’s affiliated Business Development Companies, Carlyle

Secured Lending, Inc. (“CSL”) and Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc. (“CARS”) and as Chief Executive Officer of TCG Capital

Markets L.L.C., Carlyle’s SEC-registered broker/dealer affiliate. He currently serves on the boards of directors of CTAC, CSL,

and CARS and previously served on the board of directors of Carlyle Secured Lending III.

Mr. 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 wide variety

of financing facilities.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Plouffe was an attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP. He also has served as a Clerk on the U.S. Court of

Appeals for the First Circuit and as a Legislative Assistant to a U.S. Congressman.

Mr. Plouffe received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a JD from Columbia Law School, where he was

an editor of The Columbia Law Review. He is a CFA Charterholder and holds Series 7, 24, 57, 63, 79, and 99 licenses.

As senior Carlyle professionals, Messrs. Redett, Jenkins, Nedelman, and Plouffe make investments in and alongside Carlyle

investment funds as described in our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2025 Annual Meeting of

Shareholders. Carlyle will enter into a customary indemnification agreement with Messrs. Jenkins, Nedelman, and Plouffe in

the same form as that which applies to our other executive officers, including Mr. Redett, and to the Board of Directors of the

Company.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company’s press release regarding the matters described above has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current

Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of The Carlyle Group Inc., dated July 28, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on

its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				The Carlyle Group Inc.
Date: July 28, 2025				By:		/s/ Jeffrey W. Ferguson
				Name:		Jeffrey W. Ferguson
				Title:		General Counsel

FAQ

What leadership changes did Carlyle (CG) announce in the 8-K?

Effective 1 Jan 2026, John Redett, Mark Jenkins and Jeff Nedelman become Co-Presidents; Justin Plouffe becomes CFO.

Will John Redett remain CFO of Carlyle?

Yes, through year-end 2025; he hands the CFO role to Justin Plouffe on 1 Jan 2026.

Which businesses will each new Co-President oversee?

Redett: Global Private Equity; Jenkins: Global Credit & Insurance; Nedelman: Global Client Business.

Does the filing include financial results or guidance?

No. The 8-K is limited to governance changes; no revenue, AUM or earnings figures are provided.

Are there indemnification agreements for the new officers?

Yes, Carlyle will enter into customary indemnification agreements similar to those for existing executives.