LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AlphaGrep Global Capital, the international asset management business of AlphaGrep group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Brendan Campbell as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Campbell, who has been serving as Chief Operating Officer, will now transition to the role of CEO, as the business continues to expand its global operations.
Dr. Campbell joined AlphaGrep Group in 2022, with the objective of building its international-facing asset management business and has nearly two decades of experience in senior roles across the hedge fund industry. Before joining the AlphaGrep group, Dr. Campbell spent four years building a quantitative hedge fund business for a large family office and, prior to this, spent six years at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as Portfolio Manager for its quantitative hedge fund mandate.
"Brendan's leadership and industry expertise make him well-suited to guide AlphaGrep Global Capital forward," said Mohit Mutreja, Chairman and Managing Director of AlphaGrep Group. "His extensive experience of quantitative strategies, gained both through roles within hedge funds, and as an institutional allocator, positions him well to deliver superior returns for our investors.”
"I am honoured to accept the role of CEO at this important time for AlphaGrep Global Capital," said Brendan Campbell. "I look forward to building upon our work in this new capacity and continuing to channel our exceptional quantitative talent and technology into high performing portfolios for our investors."
AlphaGrep group has continued to grow in team size, trading capabilities and assets in recent years and AlphaGrep UK Ltd has been authorised by the FCA since December 2023.
About AlphaGrep Global Capital:
AlphaGrep Global Capital (“AGGC”) is the internationally facing asset management business of the AlphaGrep group and forms part of AlphaGrep UK Ltd, a London-based, FCA authorised entity.
AlphaGrep Global Capital constructs highly diversified quantitative multi-strategy portfolios by leveraging a multi-pod research team structure comprising more than 150 quantitative researchers across a dozen research teams, supported by more than a hundred technologists. With the parent group’s roots in proprietary trading, AGGC prioritises alpha generation over asset gathering, and it seeks to meet this objective by systematically extracting alpha from uncorrelated sources. In addition to quantitative trading across developed markets, the firm leverages local domain expertise to develop trading strategies within emerging markets including India and China.
About AlphaGrep group:
AlphaGrep group was founded in 2010 as a proprietary trading firm with a focus on mid and high frequency trading before expanding into asset management activities. The firm has since grown to more than 350 individuals, spanning 8 offices internationally. AlphaGrep group has three separate asset management businesses, AlphaGrep Global Capital and two domestically facing asset management businesses within India and China.
