Pimco Appoints Man Group's Manny Roman as CEO
July 20 2016 - 4:30AM
Dow Jones News
LONDON—Pacific Investment Management Co., one of the world's
largest bond funds, has appointed Man Group PLC Chief Executive
Manny Roman as its new CEO.
Pimco on Wednesday said Mr. Roman, a 52-year-old former Goldman
Sachs Group Inc. banker, will take over on Nov. 1 and be based at
the firm's headquarters in Newport Beach, Calif.
The money manager's current chief executive, Douglas Hodge, is
taking up the role of managing director and senior adviser, the
company said.
Pimco has suffered investor withdrawals in recent years
following several leadership changes at the firm. Co-founder Bill
Gross abruptly left in September 2014 and investors have pulled
billions from the flagship fund he managed. His departure followed
that of former Chief Executive Mohamed El-Erian.
Mr. Hodge has held the CEO position at Pimco since early 2014,
after Mr. Gross stepped back to focus on running the money
manager's struggling flagship bond fund.
Pimco, a unit of German insurer Allianz SE, made the decision to
hire a new chief executive a few months ago, according to a person
familiar with the hiring process, which was led by the firm's Chief
Investment Officer Daniel Ivascyn.
Man Group, one of the world's biggest hedge-fund managers, said
Mr. Roman was stepping down from his role and would be replaced by
Luke Ellis, who will take charge on Sept. 1. Mr. Ellis has been
working alongside Mr. Roman since 2012 as president of the company,
Man Group said.
Under Mr. Roman Man Group, which was set up in 1783 as a
barrel-maker next to London's river Thames, pursued an acquisitive
strategy.
Write to Giles Turner at giles.turner@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 20, 2016 04:15 ET (08:15 GMT)
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