Galia Velimukhametova, Portfolio Manager at GLG Partners, is to be awarded 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ (100WHF) 2011 European Industry Leadership Award at the organisation’s London Gala on 13 October, 2011.


Each year, 100WHF identifies a woman whose professional talent, business ethic, and passion for investing help define and advance the hedge fund industry’s standards of excellence.


“We are thrilled to recognise Galia Velimukhametova’s professional accomplishments and commitment to the hedge fund industry throughout her career,” says Kristen Eshak, Board Champion, Philanthropy, of 100 Women in Hedge Funds London Ltd and Managing Director, Blackstone Group.


Past European Industry Leadership Award recipients include Leda Braga, BlueCrest Capital; Mina Gerowin, Paulson Europe, Gay Huey-Evans; and Geraldine Sundstrom, Brevan Howard. 


Galia Velimukhametova joined GLG in 2008 and manages the GLG European Distressed Fund as well as an allocation within the GLG Multi-Strategy Fund. Prior to joining GLG, Galia was a Managing Director and a Member of the European Investment Committee at King Street Capital where she was responsible for investment selection and portfolio composition. Previously, Galia spent seven years at JPMorgan where she worked as a Debt/Equity and Capital Structure Arbitrage Trader managing a proprietary book. She has also held positions at Baring Asset Management and Rothschild Asset Management. Galia received an MBA from Washington University and an Honours degree in Economics from Moscow University.
Velimukhametova will accept her award at the 100WHF Gala in London on Thursday 13 October, 2011. Each year, 100WHF’s Board of Directors selects a charitable organization for its philanthropic initiative on a rotating basis from women’s and family health, mentoring and education programs. This year’s theme is women and children’s health; net proceeds from the London Gala will be given to the Child Bereavement Charity, the second of three charities selected under the three year Patronage of HRH Prince William.
