US Hedge Fund Firm Hires COO From Putnam Lovell

Tom Burroughes

11 March 2008

Coast Asset Management, an independent alternative investment firm that manages money for high net worth clients and institutions, has appointed Roger Hartley as chief operating officer. Mr Hartley was previously managing director of Putnam Lovell. Coast manages $6.7 billion in assets. The company, based in California, says it is expanding operations in response to greater demand for its multi-manager fund products.