Tremblant Capital Group, a global asset management firm specialising in long/short and long-only equity investing, has appointed Daniel Watersas a partner and co-president.
In this newly created role, Waters will join both the management and investment/risk committees, and will directly oversee Tremblant's client activities.
"I have known Dan both personally and professionally for over 10 years, and we are excited to add his wealth of investment management expertise to the Tremblant team. Dan's extensive experience will enhance our world-class firm and enable us to build upon our strong fifteen-year track record of investment performance and our success in partnering with our investors," says Brett Barakett, founder, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Tremblant Capital.
"I look forward to working closely with Dan as he brings a tremendous amount of knowledge of the asset management business with him. Having Dan join the firm is part of our continual effort to deepen our bench, maximise Brett's and the other Partners' time to focus on investment decisions, and further institutionalise our business," says Jim Eckert, co-president and chief operating officer.
Prior to joining Tremblant, Waters was Co-chief executive officer and a partner at FrontPoint Partners, a global alternative asset manager.
Before FrontPoint, Waters was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, having served in a variety of senior positions, including head of US institutional and absolute return strategies distribution and co-head of Morgan Stanley Investment Management's global portfolio solutions group. He also helped to spearhead the development of Morgan Stanley's wealth management services business.
