EI Group, a source of data and intelligence for investment professionals across private markets, has appointed Edouard Tavernier to succeed Tim McLoughlin as CEO.

Tavernier joins PEI Group from S&P Global, where he most recently served as President of S&P Global Mobility and led the transformation of the business into the leading data and analytics provider to the global automotive industry, with revenues of $1.8 billion in 2025.

He brings deep experience of building and scaling information and technology businesses, driving product-led organic growth and executing strategic acquisitions across global markets.

PEI Group has become the largest independent provider of intelligence and connections to the global private-markets community, serving GPs, LPs and service providers alike.