Jean-Pierre Conte CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, Genstar Jean-Pierre Conte is the Chairman and Managing Director of Genstar Capital, responsible for acquisitions, divestitures and oversight of portfolio companies in a number of industries including healthcare and industrials. He joined Genstar Capital in 1995. Prior to leading Genstar Capital, J-P was a principal at The NTC Group, Inc., a private-equity firm focused on industrial technology companies. He began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank in 1985.