Daniel Crews was named director of private equity at the $40 billion Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Nashville, confirmed Blake Fontenay, spokesman for David H. Lillard Jr., state treasurer, who oversees the pension fund.
Mr. Crews replaces Lamar Villere, who left the pension fund June 30 to join his family's money management firm, Villere & Co.
Mr. Crews, a portfolio manager with the retirement system, has served as interim director of private equity since July 1.
