– USA, MA – Great Elm Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GECC), a business development company, today announced the appointment of Erik Falk to its Board of Directors, replacing John Stuart, who is leaving the Board to pursue other interests.
“We are honored to have Erik join our Board of Directors, as his asset management and credit market insights and experience will be valuable assets as we seek to maximize shareholder value at GECC. I would also like to thank John Stuart for his service to the Board.” said CEO, Peter Reed.
He added: “John remained on the Board following the Full Circle merger in 2016 and was instrumental in facilitating the transition of the portfolio to GECC. We wish John the best in his future endeavors.”
About Erik Falk
Mr. Falk is Head of Strategy at Magnetar, an alternative asset manager with about $13 billion in AUM as of January 2021. His primary focus is developing and implementing strategic initiatives within the firm’s Alternative Credit and Fixed Income business. Before joining Magnetar in early 2017, Mr. Falk oversaw the private funds at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as Global Head of Private Credit and served on the firm’s Private Credit Investment Committee, its Leveraged Credit Investment Committee, and its Portfolio Management Committee.
Mr. Falk has served on the boards of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Corporate Capital Trust, and Corporate Capital Trust II – business development companies sub-advised by KKR – and various companies on behalf of Deutsche Bank.
Mr. Falk holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.
About Great Elm Capital Corp.
Great Elm Capital Corp. is an externally managed, specialty finance company focused on investing in debt instruments of middle-market companies. GECC elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. GECC seeks to generate attractive, risk-adjusted returns through both current income and capital appreciation.
For more information: http://www.greatelmcc.com/
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