She will be based in Washington, DC and begin her duties on 28 March 2011.
Friedman comes to Carlyle from Nasdaq OMX Group, where she is CFO and executive vice president for Corporate Strategy.
Friedman is the latest among several recent senior appointments, including: Mitch Petrick, head of Global Credit Alternatives and Capital Markets; Mike Arpey, managing director for fund formation strategy, new investor products and investor relations coordination; and Rodney Cohen, head of the US Equity Opportunity team.
Friedman, who will report to Carlyle’s founders, joins Messrs. Petrick and Arpey and four other key leaders on the firm’s Operating Committee, which is chaired by Glenn Youngkin.
Friedman joined Nasdaq in 1993, where she served in several senior roles, including CFO, executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Nasdaq Data Products, director of Product Management for several trading-related products and marketing manager.
