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Kainos Capital Names Ryan Horstman Chief Financial Officer
DALLAS, August 05, 2025--Kainos Capital ("Kainos"), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, today announced that Ryan Horstman has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Horstman is a CPA with more than 20 years of private equity accounting, legal, and operations experience. He was most recently Chief Financial and Compliance Officer of Vortus Investments, and has served in senior finance and compliance roles with Trinity Hunt Partners, Kildare Partners, and TPG.
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