Thursday, July 22, 2010

Tiger Management Appoints John Townsend and Alex Robertson

Tiger Management announced that former Goldman Sachs executive John Townsend will become a managing partner and succeed Aaron Stern as Tiger’s chief operating officer.

In addition, Alex Robertson will become a managing partner.

Both managing partners will work with Julian Robertson to manage the Tiger funds and provide leadership and management for the Tiger seeds.

Townsend currently serves as senior advisor to Stone Point Capital. He serves as a member of The Riverstone Group, and is a director of International Paper and Belk.

Robertson joined Tiger in November 2008, where he served on the management committee and was responsible for the development of emerging managers within the organization, strategic business development, and defining the Tiger brand reflected in its seeds. -Business Wire