People: Optima`s CIO leaves firm, continues to manage hedge fund investments, SilverStreet Capital appoints Edwin Doeg as director, Reallocation of portfolio management roles at FoHFs manager Infiniti Capital, BlueMountain hires from Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, Copernico Capital Partners adds price risk manager, Toscafund names new director, Bear Stearns funds chief joins investment bank Askar, Blackstone pinched team of nine structured debt specialists from large hedge fund, Ambassador Clayton K. Yeutter joins board of directors of Chicago Climate Exchange
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Opalesque Exclusive: Optima`s CIO leaves firm, continues to manage hedge fund investments
Robert Picard, who since 2004 has been Chief Investment Officer at Optima Fund Management, is leaving the firm and has set up a vehicle called Boxtree Capital LLC to manage his personal hedge fund investments. In a statement obtained by Opalesque, Picard said " After 4 years and over 400,000 miles of travel, I am looking forward to spending some quality time with my wife and daughter. During this time, I will be considering new opportunities and my next challenge."
Since 2004, Mr. Picard has been Chief Investment Officer at Optima overseeing hedge fund of fund investments. Prior to joining Optima, Mr. Picard was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group. At Carlyle, Mr. Picard built and managed the process and portfolio of an innovative hedge fund business that provided an institutional platform for Institutions investing in alternative investments. Prior tojoining Carlyle, Mr. Picard was Managing Director at RBC Capital Risk Advisors, working with the Global Equity Derivatives Group of Royal Bank of Canada.
SilverStreet Capital appoints Edwin Doeg as director
Hedge fund management group SilverStreet Capital has appointed Edwin Doeg as Director. Prior to joining SilverStreet, Edwin Doeg had worked for Gartmore Investment Management Limited for 17 years between 1984 and 2002. He was head of the banc-assurance and retail businesses, managing a t...................... To view our full article Click here
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