Vestar's Hooper Joins Centerview

David Hooper has joined Centerview Partners as a partner to oversee its private equity business. He previously was a managing director with Vestar Capital Partners, where he headed the firm’s consumer group and was chairman of its < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />U.S. investment committee. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />