Monday, February 1, 2010

John W. Henry Appoints Larry Simms

John W. Henry & Company has named Larry Simms as managing director – business development.

Effective January 15, 2010, Mr. Simms is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of all sales and marketing efforts for JWH and its affiliated entities. He will work closely with senior management and the firm’s board of directors chaired by John William Henry.

Larry joins JWH with over 25 years of sales experience. He spent more than 20 years focused on investment management sales mainly covering institutional clients for firms including Citigroup, Bankers Trust, UBS and Wells Fargo. For the past three years he has been focused on the alternative asset space representing a variety of products including managed futures. -PRNewswire