KING STREET (EUROPE) - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Alex Grobman is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in Singapore.
Prior to joining King Street in 2012, Alex was Head of Credit Hedge Fund Sales at the Royal Bank of Scotland for Asia ex-Japan where he was based in Singapore. Before joining the Royal Bank of Scotland, Alex held roles in structured credit sales and convertible bond sales at Dresdner Kleinwort and Commerzbank Securities.
Alex received a B.A. in English and Anthropology from the University of Alberta and an L.L.B. from the University of Edinburgh.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Bart O'Connor is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2022, Bart was the Head of Business Development at Bernzott Capital Advisors. Before joining Bernzott Capital Advisors, Bart was a Partner at Monarch Partners Asset Management focusing on new business development and a Managing Director and Head of Trading at Cadence Capital Management. He also held roles at Fidelity Capital Markets, Boston Stock Exchange and Jefferies.
Bart received a B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts.
Benedict Pearce - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Senior Counsel
- Managing Director on the Legal Team
Benedict Pearce is a Managing Director on the Legal team at King Street. He is based in London.
Prior to joining King Street in 2014, Benedict was a Corporate Associate at Shearman & Sterling. Before joining Shearman & Sterling, Benedict was a Corporate Associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Benedict received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Bristol and a Graduate Diploma in Law from the Bristol Institute of Legal Practice.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Managing Director
Bennett Kaufman is a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Risk Committee, Brokerage Committee, Pricing Committee, Operating Committee and Conflicts Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2007, Bennett was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs where he covered commodities and subsequently was a member of the Controllers Pricing and Valuation Group. Before joining Goldman Sachs, he held various product risk and accounting roles at Enron, Natwest Securities, JP Morgan and Sanford Bernstein.
Bennett received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Finance from Drexel University and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Trading
Brett Tucker is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Trader at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Risk Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2017, Brett was a Director at KKR. Before joining KKR, he held various roles at Tourmalet Advisors, Pequot Capital Management and Goldman Sachs.
Brett received a B.A. in Economics from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder, Managing Partner and Co - Portfolio Manager
Brian Higgins is the Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of King Street. He is based in New York and is the Chair of the Management Committee, Global Investment Committee and Real Estate Investment Committee, and a member of the Risk Committee and the Operating Committee.
Prior to co-founding King Street in 1995, Brian worked at First Boston in the Special Situations Fund and the Distressed Securities Group. Brian began his career in 1987 with First Boston's Merchant Banking Group.
Brian received a B.S. in Business Administration from Villanova University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Partner
Bruce Darringer is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer of King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Management Committee, Risk Committee, Operating Committee, Conflicts Committee and ESG Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2003, Bruce worked for Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division. Previously, Bruce co-founded Integrity Capital Management, L.L.C., a global relative value hedge fund, and served as Principal, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Bruce began his career as a Corporate Attorney for Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Bruce received a dual B.S. in Economics summa cum laude from the Wharton School and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Chris Nicholas is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2021, Chris was a Managing Director at York Capital Management. Before joining York Capital Management, Chris was a Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Arrowgrass Capital Partners. He also held various roles at Deutsche Bank and IBM Corporation.
Chris received a B.A. in History from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Daisuke Yamada is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in Tokyo.
Prior to joining King Street in 2022, Daisuke was Co-Head of Institutional Sales for Japan Markets at BNP Paribas and was a member of the Global Markets Japan Executive Committee. Before joining BNP Paribas, Daisuke was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and the Co-Head of Morgan Stanley's FICC Sales in Japan where he led the Global Macro Sales team.
Daisuke received a B.A. in Economics from Keio University.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Head of Restructuring
Daniel Ehrmann is a Partner and Head of Restructuring at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Management Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2015, Daniel was a Partner in the restructuring practice at Alvarez & Marsal. Prior to Alvarez & Marsal, Daniel held Associate positions in the M&A practices of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton as well as at Salès Vincent & Associés.
Daniel received a L.L.M. in Corporation Law from New York University School of Law, a post graduate degree in Business and Economic Law (DEA en droit des Affaires et Droit Economique) from Sorbonne Paris I University, and a Masters in Commercial Law (Maitrise en Droit des Affaires et Droit Fiscal des Societes, J.D. equivalent) in Business Law from Assas Paris II University.
David Charnin - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Managing Director
David Charnin is a Managing Director and General Counsel at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Conflicts Committee and Operating Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2023, David served as General Counsel at Steel Perlot Management, a technology and financial services company. Prior to that, David served as General Counsel at Strategic Value Partners, a global credit firm, and as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for York Capital Management.
David received a B.A. from Hope College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of the Bar of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Michigan.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Co - Portfolio Manager
David Walch is a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Management Committee, Global Investment Committee, Real Estate Investment Committee and Risk Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2012, David was a Managing Director at Perry Capital where he worked on structured credit and real estate investments. Prior to that, he was an Associate in Morgan Stanley's Real Estate Group.
David received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Trading
Deepak Natarajan is a Managing Director on the European Trading team and Co-Head of King Street's London office. He is a member of the European Investment Committee and Risk Committee and is Co-Portfolio Manager of Rockford Tower Capital Management Europe.
Prior to joining King Street in 2009, Deepak was a Vice President at HSBC in the Leveraged & Acquisition Finance Group, holding a variety of roles across leveraged loan and high yield capital markets.
Deepak received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Nottingham.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner, Research
Domenico Lia is a Partner on the European Research team and Co-Head of King Street's London office. He is a member of the Management Committee and European Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2019, Domenico was a Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management. Before joining Cerberus Capital, Domenico was a Distressed Trader in the European Distressed Trading and Investing Group at Goldman Sachs.
Domenico received a B.S. in Financial Markets and Financial Institutions from Bocconi University.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner, Research
Ed Testerman is a Partner on the US Research team at King Street. He is based in Charlottesville and is a member of the Management Committee and US Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2012, Ed was an Analyst at Davidson Kempner Capital Management. Prior to joining Davidson Kempner Capital Management, Ed was an Associate at TowerBrook Capital Partners. He began his career as an Analyst at Lehman Brothers.
Ed received a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
Eugene Fialkovskiy - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Senior Counsel
- Managing Director on the Legal Team
Eugene Fialkovskiy is a Managing Director on the Legal team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2011, Eugene was an Associate at Latham & Watkins, where he focused primarily on derivatives and project finance transactions.
Eugene received a B.S. in Business Management from Stony Brook University and a J.D. magna cum laude from St. John's University.
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Managing Director
Frank Monasterio is a Managing Director and Controller at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of Pricing Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2010, Frank was an Auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he served clients in the hedge fund, private equity and real estate industries.
He received a B.B.A. in Accounting and Economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S. in Accounting and Tax Consulting from the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Gannon McCaffery is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2021, Gannon was Head of Business Development at Oxford Funds. Prior to that he held various roles at Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers.
Gannon received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director on the European Capital Markets Team
- Managing Director, European Capital Markets
Giovanni Luna is a Managing Director on the European Capital Markets team at King Street. He is based in London.
Prior to joining King Street in 2014, Gio was an Advisory Partner at Tages Group. Before joining Tages Group, Gio was an Executive Director in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and an Associate at Citigroup Global Markets. He began his career in investment banking at Fox-Pitt Kelton.
Graham Morrison - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Senior Counsel
- Managing Director on the Legal Team
Graham Morrison is a Managing Director on the Legal team at King Street. He is based in London.
Prior to joining King Street in 2011, Graham was a Senior Associate on the corporate finance team at Clifford Chance in London specializing in public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, and general corporate and commercial matters. Before joining Clifford Chance, Graham was an Associate on the corporate team at McGrigors.
Graham received a Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Strathclyde and an L.L.B. (Hons) from the University of Glasgow. He is admitted as a solicitor in Scotland, England and Wales.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Harlan Saroken is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. She is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2016, Harlan was a Managing Director in Marketing & Investor Relations at Perry Capital. Before joining Perry Capital, Harlan held various roles at M. Fabrikant & Sons, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.
Harlan received a B.A. in Government from Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Head of Operations
- Managing Director
Howie Baum is a Managing Director and Head of Operations at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2007, Howie was a Product Valuation Manager at Moore Capital Management. Before joining Moore Capital Management, Howie was a Vice President in Product Controllers covering commodities and foreign exchange products at Goldman Sachs and an Auditor at Ernst & Young in the New York Financial Services Practice.
Job Titles:
- Head of Operations
- Managing Director
Prior to joining King Street in 2007, Howie was a Product Valuation Manager at Moore Capital Management. Before joining Moore Capital Management, Howie was a Vice President in Product Controllers covering commodities and foreign exchange products at Goldman Sachs and an Auditor at Ernst & Young in the New York Financial Services Practice.
Howie received a B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Trading
Josh Bissu is a Managing Director and Senior Distressed Trader at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the US Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2007, Josh was a Senior Associate at GSC Partners, a credit-based alternative investment manager, focusing on corporate credit, equity and distressed investing and real estate.
Josh received a B.A. magna cum laude in Economics from Duke University and an M.A. in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Global Head of Strategy
- Managing Director, Global Head of Strategy
Kris Mastronardi is a Managing Director and Global Head of Strategy at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Operating Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2022, Kris was a Managing Director and Head of Global Business Strategy at Blackstone Alternative Asset Management. Before joining Blackstone, he was a Portfolio Strategist at Bridgewater. Prior to that, Kris spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs as Managing Director, where he held leadership positions in Structured Credit and Cross Asset Solutions, ultimately serving as Head of the Pension Endowment & Foundation Solutions Group.
Kris received a B.S. in Chemistry from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Laila Srouji is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. She is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2005, Laila was an Analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York in the Global Debt Division before transferring to London where she worked as an Associate in the Securitization and Portfolio Credit Derivatives Group. She subsequently joined the Investor Client Group where she was responsible for marketing investment grade corporate and asset-backed securities, credit and interest rate derivatives to Italian Banks.
Laila received a B.S. cum laude in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an M.A. magna cum laude in International Affairs with a specialization in International Finance & Business from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- Co - Head of Real Estate
- Managing Director
Mark Van Zandt is a Managing Director on the US Real Estate team at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Real Estate Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2022, Mark was a Managing Partner of BGO and the Portfolio Manager for BGO's US Value-Add Funds. Before joining BGO's predecessor, GreenOak, Mark held investment roles at Morgan Stanley and LaSalle Bank.
Mark received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Matt Blye - CTO, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Technology Officer
- Managing Director
Matt Blye is a Managing Director and the Chief Technology Officer of King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Risk Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2013, Matt was an Associate Vice President at Bank of America where he built out the fixed income prime brokerage. Before joining Bank of America, Matt was a Software Developer at Barclays Capital.
Matt received a B.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Head of Technology Infrastructure
- Managing Director, Head of Technology Infrastructure
Matt Jones is a Managing Director and Head of Technology Infrastructure at King Street. He is based in Charlottesville.
Prior to joining King Street in 2007, Matt worked at Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, primarily managing server virtualization, software presentation, remote access and performance tuning projects.
Matt received a B.A. from SUNY Geneseo and an M.S. from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, US Capital Markets
Matt Curtis is a Managing Director on the US Capital Markets team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Research
McLean Copus is a Managing Director on the US Research team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2009, McLean was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division.
McLean received a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School at the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Michel Topper is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in London.
Prior to joining King Street in 2009, Michel was an Investment Banking Analyst on the Dutch Mergers and Acquisitions team at Goldman Sachs in London. He subsequently transferred to Leveraged Finance in the Financing Group, where he most recently worked as an Associate on the Loan Capital Markets desk.
Michel received his MSc in Economics from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Trading
Mike Schoell is a Managing Director and Senior High Yield Trader at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the US Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2016, Mike was a Director and Senior Distressed Trader at Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mike was a Senior High Yield Trader at Citigroup and Co-Head of their CDS trading business.
Mike received a B.A. in Economics summa cum laude with distinction from Yale University and an M.B.A. with distinction from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Director of Taxation
- Managing Director, Director of Taxation
Mike Wengrofsky is a Managing Director and Director of Taxation at King Street. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining King Street in 2005, Mike was a Senior Tax Manager with Deloitte & Touche. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche, he held tax professional positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG Peat Marwick.
Mike received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Baruch College, City University of New York and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law. He is a member of the Bar of New York.
Neil Joughin - Chief Risk Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Director of Risk Management
- Managing Director
Neil Joughin is a Managing Director and Director of Risk Management at King Street. He is based in London and is a member of the Risk Committee and Pricing Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2008, Neil was a Trader at Lehman Brothers where he was responsible for the loan derivative book.
Neil received a B.S. in International and Financial Economics from the University of Hull.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Research
Nico Guardans is a Managing Director on the European Research team at King Street. He is based in London and is a member of the European Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2015, Nico was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Nico received a B.B.A. in Business and Finance from ESADE Business School.
Ning Chen - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Trading
Ning Chen is a Managing Director on the US Trading team at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the CLO Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2008, Ning was an Associate in the Quantitative Investment Strategy Group at Goldman Sachs where he designed, developed and traded relative value strategies in fixed income and credit products (mainly in structured products including MBS, ABS and CMBS) as a member of the Portfolio Management and Research team. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Ning was an Associate in the MBS Research Group at Lehman Brothers.
Ning received a B.A. in Economics from Peking University and a PhD in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Head of Capital Solutions
- Managing Director, Head of Capital Solutions
Noah Charney is a Managing Director and Head of Capital Solutions on the US Capital Markets team at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the US Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2013, Noah was an Analyst at Trilogy Capital. Before joining Trilogy Capital, Noah held analyst positions at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and GoldenTree Asset Management. Noah began his career at Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
Noah received a B.A. in Economics from Queen's University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Co - Head of Real Estate
- Partner
Paul Brennan is a Partner and Co-Head of Real Estate. He is based in London and is a member of the Real Estate Investment Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2015, Paul was a Director of Investments at Pfeffer Capital. Before joining Pfeffer Capital, Paul held investment roles at Blackstone, Thayer Lodging Group and CIBC World Markets.
Paul received a B.S. in Financial Mathematics & Economics from National University of Ireland.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Co - Portfolio Manager
Paul Goldschmid is a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Management Committee, Global Investment Committee, Risk Committee and Conflicts Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2006, Paul was an Analyst at Compass Partners International, a boutique merchant banking firm, focusing on principal investments and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Paul received a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. and M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Peter Nachimow - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Senior Counsel
- Managing Director on the Legal Team
Peter Nachimow is a Managing Director on the Legal team at King Street. He is based in New York.
Job Titles:
- Head of Human Resources
- Managing Director
Rachel Graves is a Managing Director and Head of Human Resources at King Street. She is based in New York and is a member of the ESG Committee.
Prior to joining King Street in 2015, Rachel was Executive Vice President, heading up human resources for Consumer Banking, Business Services, Risk and Finance at RBS Citizens Financial Group. Before joining RBS Citizens Financial Group, Rachel was the US Director of Human Resources for Jefferies and Company. Rachel has also held human resources roles at Bank of America Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Rachel received a B.A. in English from Franklin & Marshall College.
Rebecca Dixon - Chief Legal Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Senior Counsel
- Managing Director on the Legal Team
Rebecca Dixon is a Managing Director on the Legal team at King Street. She is based in London.
Prior to joining King Street in 2018, Rebecca was a Managing Associate on the Restructuring and Insolvency team at Linklaters.
Rebecca received a B.L. from the University of Bristol.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor
- Managing Director, Marketing & IR
Reda Zebdi is a Managing Director and Senior Marketer on the Investor Relations team at King Street. He is based in Dubai.
Prior to joining King Street in 2023, Reda was the Head of Institutional and Wealth Sales in the UAE at BlackRock Asset Management. Before joining BlackRock, he had roles at Societe Generale and Bloomberg LP within the Equity Derivatives Sales teams.
Reda holds a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from SKEMA Business School.
Rich Marano - Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Managing Director
Job Titles:
- CLO Platform Launched
- Young Choi Partner, Global Head of Trading, Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- Partner, Global Head of Marketing and IR
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Marketing and IR
Job Titles:
- Young Choi Partner, Global Head of Trading, Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Research