OIC Announces Several Key Promotions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OIC, a leading North American infrastructure capital solutions firm with offices in New York, Houston, and London, today announced a series of internal promotions.

These promotions reflect OIC’s continued growth as a multi-strategy infrastructure investment firm and its commitment to developing high-performing talent from within. At the core of OIC’s culture is an entrepreneurial mindset supported by deep collaboration across teams and strategies. The firm emphasizes a meritocratic approach where performance, judgment, and impact drive advancement, while maintaining a workplace that values energy, curiosity, and a sense of fun. OIC’s commitment to integrity and kindness underpins how the firm operates - with partners, portfolio companies, and each other - ensuring that high standards and respect remain central as the platform continues to scale.

Senior Leadership Promotions

Gerrit Nicholas has been promoted to Executive Chairman and will continue his role as Founding Partner of OIC together with Nazar Massouh. With this promotion, Gerrit will focus even more of his time on OIC’s deal making to shape the firm’s strategic direction, culture, and long-term vision as a premier investment firm while representing OIC externally to elevate the firm’s brand and deepen its relationships to help drive origination and deal flow across the platform.

Rui Viana has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer, while continuing as Investment Partner and Head of Investment Strategists of the firm. Rui will oversee the firm’s investment decision-making and capital deployment across OIC’s investment strategies. Rui previously served as OIC’s Chief Risk and Strategy Officer.

Mark Friedland is promoted to focus on his role as Chief Compliance Officer and Partner, maintaining oversight of OIC’s compliance and regulatory programs and serving as Chair of the Valuation Committee. Mark will also continue to play a key leadership role on legal and regulatory work related to fundraising as well as select new and existing investments.

Zhao Yang, Managing Director, was promoted to General Counsel. Zhao’s responsibilities will expand to lead OIC’s Center for Legal Excellence (CLE) across all strategies and investment teams, advising the firm across transactions, fund matters, and portfolio company activity. Under Zhao’s leadership, CLE will continue to play an important role across OIC to maintain and advance the firm’s vision to be a premier multi-strategy investment firm.

Jonathan Magaziner was promoted to Managing Director on the Structured Equity team. Jonathan has been instrumental in originating, structuring, and executing complex investments and will continue to play a leadership role within the strategy.

Grace van Bark was promoted to Managing Director on the OIC Credit team, recognizing her investment expertise, origination capabilities, leadership, and consistent execution.

Andrew (Drew) Karian was promoted to Growth Strategy CIO, in addition to his role as Managing Director and Investment Principal, recognizing his investment experience, origination capabilities, and his role in building the OIC’s Growth strategy.

Senior Vice President Promotions

The following individuals were promoted to Senior Vice President, reflecting expanded leadership responsibilities and sustained performance:

• Josh Peter – Credit
• Jon Saltz – Credit
• Ollie Scudamore – IDEA (Investor Development, Engagement and Accountability)
• Valeri Vinogradov – Technology
• Kaitlyn Zapalac – Finance

Vice President Promotions

The following individuals were promoted to Vice President:

• Lindsay Maddox – Finance
• John Kim – CLE (legal)
• Matthew Levy – Growth
• Nabil Sarbaoui – Credit

In addition, Hugh Whitney has been promoted to Senior Associate on the Structured Equity team.

“At OIC, advancement is earned through ownership, creativity, judgment, and results,” said Nazar Massouh, CEO and Founding Partner of OIC. “These promotions reflect the depth of talent across our platform and our belief in building leaders who grow with the firm.”

Gerrit Nicholas, Executive Chairman and Founding Partner, added, “As we scale OIC as a capital solutions platform, the strength of our team is our edge. This group represents the kind of investors, operators, and leaders we want shaping the firm’s future.”

About OIC

With approximately $6 billion in assets under management, OIC invests in North America and select international markets. OIC's unique partnership approach – for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – cultivates creative credit, equity, and growth capital solutions to help middle market businesses scale and deploy sustainable infrastructure. OIC's target investment sectors include energy efficiency, sustainable power, waste and recycling, digital infrastructure, renewable fuels, transportation, storage and logistics, and other infrastructure. OIC was founded in 2015 by a team of energy and sustainability veterans, successful infrastructure investors, and former asset owners and industry operators. Across OIC's platform is a team of approximately 50 professionals based in New York, Houston, and London. To learn more, visit www.OIC.com