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Newly Created Global Roles to be Based in New York

17 April 2025

Man Group, the global alternative investment management firm, announced today the hire of two newly-created senior roles that underscore its commitment to clients across North America. With a combined 50 years of investment experience, Kristina Hooper joins as Man Group’s first Chief Market Strategist and Matt Rowe joins as Managing Director, Solutions.

Hooper most recently served as Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco. In her new role, she will develop global macro views of the markets and economy to assess potential implications on Man Group’s wider investment platform and provide clients with a strong sense of what’s driving market trends.

Steven Desmyter, President at Man Group, said:

“We have long been in the business of diversification and are constantly thinking about how to join the dots across our expansive platform, while maintaining its individual investment framework. Today’s unprecedented environment requires deep knowledge of market behaviour and a true understanding of the macroeconomic and strategic policies that impact asset allocation, sector analysis, and investment processes. Kristina’s incredible career has been highly attuned to aligning this with the needs of financial advisors and retail investors across the US. We are thrilled to welcome her on board as we extend our reach with this key client base.”

Rowe was previously Head of Portfolio Management at Nomura Capital Management. In his new position, he will leverage Man Group’s diverse range of strategies to develop bespoke portfolio solutions for clients and help shape new product offerings.

Carol Ward, Head of Solutions at Man Group, said:

“Now more than ever, investors are searching for innovative customised solutions that satisfy today’s increasingly complex market challenges. A critical part of that involves building close partnerships with clients that allow a strong understanding of their priorities and challenges. Matt’s investment expertise across a range of different strategies and deep background in portfolio construction is highly complementary to our Solutions capabilities. We specialise in designing customised alternative investment strategies for Institutional clients across various asset classes and look forward to having a real heavyweight in this area join the team.”

Hooper will report to Desmyter and join on 28 April, and Rowe will report to Ward and join on 5 May. Both will be based in the firm’s New York office.