NEW YORK, April 12, 2019-- Sycamore Partners ("Sycamore"), a private equity firm based in New York specializing in consumer and retail investments, today announced that Rob Sweeney, formerly the Global Head of Consumer and Retail Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, has been named President of the firm. In his capacity as President, Mr. Sweeney will build upon Sycamore Partners' deep network of relationships with CEOs, Board members, and management teams of public and private consumer and retail companies.