Meredith Barth has been named head of manager selection at FrontPoint Partners, succeeding Mike Kelley, who was promoted to co-CEO last month.
Barth will lead sourcing and evaluation of new managers, as well as structuring and negotiating partnership terms, for the US$9.3 billion hedge fund shop, which is owned by Morgan Stanley.
Before joining FrontPoint in 2003—where she most recently served as a senior member of the manager selection team—Barth worked for private equity firms Forstmann, Little & Co. and Princes Gate Investors.
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