Oaktree Appoints Steven Gilbert to Board of Directors
2016年10月28日 - 9:06PM
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Steve Kaplan Steps Down from Board and
Transitions to Advisory Partner Role
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (NYSE: OAK) today announced the
appointment of Steven Gilbert to its Board of Directors, effective
as of October 24, 2016. Mr. Gilbert is the founder and Chairman of
the Board of Gilbert Global Equity Partners, L.P., an institutional
investment firm.
Commenting on Mr. Gilbert’s appointment, Howard Marks, Oaktree’s
Co-Chairman, said, “Over three decades, Steve has had an impressive
career in private equity investing, investment banking, investment
management and law. Additionally, he has owned and operated
businesses as well as served as a corporate director for numerous
companies. We are excited to welcome Steve to our board and look
forward to benefiting from his insight and experience.”
“It is a privilege to be joining Oaktree’s Board of Directors,
and I am excited to have the opportunity to take part in overseeing
and supporting the progress of this premier alternative investment
firm,” said Mr. Gilbert. “I look forward to working alongside the
firm’s highly regarded management team to continue building on
Oaktree’s success.”
In addition to founding Gilbert Global Equity Partners in 1997,
Mr. Gilbert founded Soros Capital, Commonwealth Capital Partners,
and Chemical Venture Partners. He currently serves as Vice Chairman
of the Executive Board of MidOcean Equity Partners, LP and
Co-Chairman of Birch Grove Capital, and has served on the boards of
more than 25 companies over the span of his career. Mr. Gilbert
received a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, an M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School, and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Oaktree also announced that Steve Kaplan, Director, Principal,
and founder of Oaktree’s Global Principal Group, has decided to
retire to pursue his personal interests and will transition to
serving as an Advisory Partner to the firm. Mr. Kaplan will assume
his new role and step down from Oaktree’s Board of Directors,
effective December 31, 2016.
Commenting on Mr. Kaplan’s retirement, Bruce Karsh, Oaktree’s
Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, said, “Steve has been an
invaluable contributor to the firm’s investment activity over the
past 21 years. We are pleased that we will continue to benefit from
Steve’s experience, expertise and knowledge through his role as an
Advisory Partner moving forward.”
Prior to joining Oaktree in 1995, Mr. Kaplan served as a
managing director of TCW and portfolio manager in the TCW Special
Credits Group. He currently serves on the boards of Regal
Entertainment Group, AdvancePierre Foods, Townsquare Media, Inc.,
and several private companies and nonprofit organizations,
including the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Foundation
and the New York University School of Law Foundation.
About Oaktree
Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers
specializing in alternative investments, with $100 billion in
assets under management as of September 30, 2016. The firm
emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled
approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt
(including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing,
convertible securities, real estate and listed equities.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has over 900 employees and
offices in 18 cities worldwide.
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