The Carlyle Group LP announced that it has promoted 29 professionals to senior positions: 9 to Managing Director and 20 to Principal/Director. New Managing Directors (Group; Location) are: David Han -- Asia Buyout; Beijing; Ian Jackson -- Distressed Debt, London; Keith Taylor -- Financial Services; Washington, DC; Prabu Davamanirajan -- GMS Infrastructure; New York; Fernando Pinto -- South America Buyout; Sao Paulo; Charles Zyngier -- Investor Relations; Sao Paulo; Sameer Bhargava -- Investor Services, Corporate Development; Washington, DC; Karen Vejseli -- Investor Services, Fund Management GMS; New York; Daniel Mutzig -- Investor Services, Internal Audit; Arlington. The new Principals/Directors are: David Bluff -- Asia Buyout; Sydney; Nina Gong -- Asia Buyout; Beijing; Ling Yang -- Asia Buyout; Hong Kong; Sam Wu -- Asia Growth; Beijing; Gavin Lu -- Asia Real Estate; Shanghai; Eric Byun -- Distressed Debt; New York; Florian Kreuzer -- Europe Buyout; London; Filippo Penatti -- Europe Buyout; Milan; Carsten Quehl -- Europe Real Estate; Munich; Jason Khaksar -- Europe Technology; London; Will Smales -- Europe Technology; London; William Allen -- Financial Services; New York; Tom Hennigan -- GMS Finance; New York; Sung-yong Choi -- Investor Relations; Seoul; Anita Balaji -- US Buyout; New York; Mike Gozycki -- US Growth/Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund; Washington, DC; Peter Rooney -- US Real Estate; New York; David Rand -- Investor Services, Equity Management; Washington, DC; Chad Means -- Investor Services, Human Resources; Washington, DC; Adam Childers -- Investor Services, Partnership Accounting; Arlington.