MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2013--
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) today announced that
fixed income portfolio manager Bryan C. Krug will join the firm likely
by the end of 2013.
Mr. Krug has 14 years of industry experience and 7 years of portfolio
management experience leading a high-yield investment strategy. Mr. Krug
holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Miami University, Richard T.
Farmer School of Business, and is a CFA charterholder.
At Artisan Partners Mr. Krug will lead a credit opportunities strategy
that the firm expects to launch in 2014. Upon joining Artisan Partners
Mr. Krug will have the flexibility to develop a team in a way that fits
his own unique investment beliefs and process.
Eric Colson, President and CEO, commented, “Our process for evaluating
new investment talent is very thorough and we are extremely patient. As
a high value-added investment manager we want individuals who fit within
our business model, with deeply passionate beliefs about their
investment philosophy, and who possess investment perspectives that
differ from consensus. Non-consensus thinking is the key to value-added
decision making. Bryan is a great fit for our organization on all
accounts. We are very excited to begin working with him to build our
sixth autonomous investment team.”
About Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners is a global investment management firm that provides a
broad range of high value-added investment strategies in growing asset
classes to sophisticated clients around the world. Since 1994, the firm
has been committed to attracting experienced, disciplined investment
professionals to manage client assets. Artisan Partners currently has
five autonomous investment teams that oversee thirteen distinct U.S.,
non-U.S. and global investment strategies. Each strategy is offered
through multiple investment vehicles to accommodate a broad range of
client mandates. The firm’s principal offices are located in Milwaukee,
San Francisco, Atlanta, New York and London.
Source: Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
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