– USA, MA – Great Elm Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEG), a diversified investment management company, today announced the appointment of Dave Matter to its Board of Directors.
“We are delighted to welcome Dave Matter whose significant experience both in growing and managing investment management businesses will be a valuable addition to our Company as we continue our ambitious plan to grow assets under management. His expertise and insight will help distinguish GEG’s investment management platform as we seek to create long-term value for our shareholders,” said Executive Chairman, Jason Reese.
Concurrently, the company also announced that Peter Reed has stepped down from the Board of Directors.
About David Matter
Most recently, Mr. Matter was a Managing Director at BlackRock where he served as the Co-CIO of BlackRock Alternative Advisors, BlackRock’s Hedge Fund Solutions team. He chaired the BAA Investment Committee and was also a member of the BAA Management Committee and the Co-Investment Portfolio Management Group. Mr. Matter started his career as a financial analyst with American Funds-Capital Group and Bankers Trust before joining Quellos Group in 1998. At Quellos he was a Principal and member of the Investment Committee responsible for the management of Absolute Return Strategy portfolios and Investment Research. The alternative investment management business of Quellos was subsequently acquired by BlackRock in 2007 where Mr. Matter stayed on.
Mr. Matter earned a BA with a concentration in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA with honors, and an MA in international studies, both from the University of Washington and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute.
Mr. Matter commented, “I am very excited to join the entrepreneurial team at GEG as we look forward to executing our growth plan.”
About Great Elm Group, Inc.
Great Elm Group, Inc. is a publicly-traded holding company that is building a business across two operating verticals: Investment Management and Operating Companies.
For more information: https://www.greatelmgroup.com/
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