Chief Financial Officer

Melanie Papatestas is the Chief Financial Officer at Palm Peak Capital, where she is responsible for managing the Firm’s finance and accounting functions. She has over 23 years of experience in private equity and corporate finance.

Prior to joining Palm Peak, Ms. Papatestas was Fund Controller at Sun Capital based in their Boca Raton, Florida headquarters. Prior to joining Sun Capital in 2007, she was a Fund Controller at Monitor Clipper Partners and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. Ms. Papatestas started her career as a finance officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Ms. Papatestas received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration from Chaminade University of Honolulu.