New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has announced the appointment of two new directors to the AIMA Council, its global governing body.
The two directors are Martin Pabari, Chief Operating Officer, CQS (UK) LLP, and Fiona Carpenter, Partner, EY LLP. CQS is a global multi strategy asset management firm. EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
The appointments increase the size of the AIMA Council to 15. The other members are as follows –
• Kathleen Casey (Chair), Senior Advisor, Patomak Global Partners
• Olwyn Alexander, Partner, EMEA Hedge Funds Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Andrew Bastow, Vice-President – Head of European Structuring and Regulatory Affairs, AQR Capital Management
• Stuart Fiertz, President, Cheyne Capital Management
• Jack Inglis, Chief Executive Officer, AIMA
• Simon Lorne, Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer, Millennium Management
• Tim O’Brien, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Pine River Capital Management
• Christopher Pearce, Chief Operating Officer, Marshall Wace Asia
• Eva Sanchez, General Counsel, Citadel Europe
• Henry Smith, Global Managing Partner, Maples and Calder
• Philip Tye, Director, Nighthawk Capital
• Karl Wachter, General Counsel, Magnetar Capital
• Choo San Yeoh, Director, Albourne Partners (Asia)
Kathy Casey, AIMA Chair, said: “We are fortunate to add two such experienced and well-qualified directors to our Council, and I would like to personally thank Martin and Fiona for volunteering their time to serve on the board.”
Jack Inglis, AIMA’s CEO, added: “I am delighted to be working with individuals of the calibre of Martin and Fiona. Their commitment and contribution to AIMA over a number of years is greatly appreciated and their appointments to the Council underscore the strength of AIMA’s network and its leadership of the industry.”
AIMA’s Council is comprised of members from its three regions – Asia Pacific, EMEA and the Americas – and includes senior practitioners at hedge fund manager firms and service providers.
AIMA’s Chairman, Kathy Casey, a former SEC Commissioner, is currently a senior advisor with Patomak Global Partners and a non-executive board director of HSBC Holdings.
