13/01/2010 Author: Elana Margulies

Renaissance spinout fills UK and US teams

Frey Quantitative Strategies, the Renaissance Technologies Corp spinout started by Robert Frey, has filled its team in the US and London, HFMWeek can exclusively reveal.

On the US side, Dan O'Connor, Eric Lazear and Michal Dziegielewski have all joined the multi-strategy fund of hedge funds (FoHF) manager. On the European front, Frey hired Penny Aitken and Pacome Breton.

O'Connor, head of North American development and investor relations, was most recently a senior managing director for sales with Asset Alliance. Previously, he worked at Citigroup, in both the alternative investments division and asset management business. Lazear, head of operational due diligence, came to Frey from Duff & Phelps where he held a similar position. Prior to that, he worked in related capacities at FoHF managers FIM and International Asset Management (IAM).  Dziegielewski, senior investment analyst, was formerly strategy head for global macro, fixed income and credit strategies at FIM. Before joining FIM, he was an investment analyst at Ivy Asset Management.

Aitken, who Frey hired in London as an investment manager, was previously head of research at IAM. Prior to this, she held positions at Tisbury Capital Management and Bradshaw Asset Management. Breton, chief risk officer, was most recently head of quantitative research and risk analysis at Pioneer Alternative Investments. He also held a position as market risk manager at Société Générale (Tokyo).

Post a comment

Post a comment…

Be the first to comment on this article!

UK: Ucits IV

22/09/2010

UK: Ucits IV

This month’s HFMWeek Subscriber Club breakfast will take place on Wednesday 22 September. Join us and…

Read More

30/09/2010

US: topic to be confirmed

The next HFMWeek Subscriber Club breakfast will take place on Thursday 30 September. Topic and…

Read More

19/07/10

HFM Week US Performance Awards

Following the success of the last year’s HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Awards  we...

Read More

Search HFMWeek