Cheyne Capital - Cheyne Capital appoints Chris Goekjian as Chief Investment Officer

Cheyne CapitalStore this angel in big sizeLondon, 14 April 2009 – Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP is admiring to advertise the adjustment of Chris Goekjian as accomplice and Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") advertisement to Jonathan Lourie, Chief Executive. As CIO, Mr. Goekjian will accept all-embracing albatross for accident administration of all Cheyne funds and investment products, blank of portfolio administration teams and development of new investment products.

"Chris Goekjian's adjustment is an important cardinal accession to our investment and accident administration capabilities at Cheyne and we are admiring that he is abutting our able aggregation of investment professionals," said Jonathan Lourie, Chief Executive.

"Current bazaar altitude are aperture up absorbing new opportunities and we are captivated to accept anyone with Chris's acquaintance to advice us assassinate the continuing development of our business," commented Stuart Fiertz, President.

Chris Goekjian said: "It is a abundant advantage to be abutting Cheyne, one of the arch addition asset managers in Europe. The close has a acceptability for addition and 2009 is traveling to be a actual agitative time to be at the beginning of change in the alternatives industry."

Mr. Goekjian has over 25 years acquaintance in investment and accident management. His antecedent acquaintance includes confined as arch of the all-around anchored assets analysis of Credit Suisse's investment case area he oversaw added than $300 billion of trading positions. Most recently, Mr Goekjian was CEO and CIO of Altedge Capital (UK) Ltd, a London based armamentarium of funds administrator he founded in 2001 and whose business is advised to be chip into Cheyne over the next six months, accountable aswell to acknowledged and authoritative approvals.

About Chris Goekjian
Chris holds a BA from Hamilton College (1982) and an MA in Mathematics from the University of Michigan (1983). He spent 10 years at Credit Suisse's Investment Bank, area he was arch of the Global Fixed Income Division (1999-2000) and a affiliate of the Executive Board. Chris had all-embracing albatross for over $300 billion of trading positions and over 100 traders worldwide. From 1994-1998, Chris was CEO of Credit Suisse Financial Products, a all-around OTC acquired trading operation with over 800 advisers worldwide. He was Global Head of Derivative Trading from 1990-1994. Before abutting CSFB, Chris was a Managing Director at Bankers Trust Company (1983-1990) alive in anchored assets and disinterestedness derivatives trading in London, Tokyo and New York.

About Cheyne Capital
Cheyne Capital is one of Europe’s arch addition asset managers. Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP is authorised and adapted by the UK FSA. Cheyne launched its aboriginal armamentarium in 2000 and today manages net assets of added than $6 billion above a adapted ambit of products. The Cheyne accumulation currently employs about 170 humans with its primary offices in London, New York, and Bermuda.

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