The Conifer Group—a provider of fund administration, middle office, trading and prime brokerage services to the hedge fund industry—has promoted Howard Eisen to head of business development alongside naming Manish Garg as the firm’s chief information officer.
Eisen, who joined Conifer as managing director in 2012, will report to Jack McDonald, Conifer’s president and CEO. Prior to joining the firm, Eisen held positions in corporate finance and credit for a variety of New York banks.
“Over the past 10 months, Eisen has demonstrated outstanding leadership at the firm and has contributed to our strategic growth plans,” said McDonald.
“Eisen’s years of experience in our industry, coupled with his thoughtful approach and sales professionalism, make him well-suited for this role.”
Prior to joining Conifer, Garg held positions in IT consulting and software engineering for firms including Wells Fargo, Accenture and Charles Schwab. Garg, who has been acting head of technology for Conifer, will report to the firm’s COO, Sal Campo.
Campo said: “Since Garg assumed the role as acting head of technology earlier this year, he has risen to the occasion and consistently demonstrated his drive and management ability.”
“His continued commitment to Conifer has created a first-class technical environment for the firm and our clients. With major technology upgrades in the works, I am very excited to have Garg at the reigns.”
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