Mr. Svider currently serves as Partner and Chairman of BC Partners, where he is also Chairman of the Management Committee. Since joining BC Partners in 1992, Mr. Svider has led investments across multiple sectors, including consumer and retail, technology, media and telecommunications, healthcare, industrials and business services. Mr. Svider has served as Non-Executive Chairman of PetSmart LLC, a pet products and services retailer (“PetSmart”), since 2015 and as Chairman of Madison Logic, Inc., a digital marketing company, since 2022. Mr. Svider also serves on the board of directors of Optimum Communications, Inc., a telecommunications and media company, since 2017, where he chairs the compensation committee and is a member of the audit committee; Valtech SE, a global digital agency, since 2021; and EAB Global, Inc., an educational technology company, since 2017. Mr. Svider previously served on the boards of directors of NAVEX Global, Presidio Inc., Appgate, Inc., Cyxtera Technologies, Keter Group Holding Sarl, Intelsat S.A., Accudyne Industries LLC, Office Depot, Inc., Multiplan, Inc., Unity Media Group, Neuf Cegetel, GardaWorld Corporation, GFL Environmental Inc. and Nutreco. Mr. Svider holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Master of Science degrees in engineering from École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in France.