CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--V2 Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor, today announced the hiring of Kristin Scherer as Managing Director and Head of Global Business Development. In this newly created position, Scherer’s primary responsibility will be to implement and execute the firm’s global marketing efforts for the V2 Hedged Equity Strategy.
Prior to joining V2, Scherer was a Managing Director at Marketfield Asset Management, where she helped the firm grow into a leader in the liquid alternatives space. Before Marketfield, she held various positions at AllianceBernstein.
Victor Viner, Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of V2 Capital, said, “We are thrilled to have Kristin join our growing team at V2. In her new role as Head of Global Business Development, she will be leading our marketing efforts in the institutional space, leveraging her prior successes and experiences at Marketfield and AllianceBernstein.”
Commenting on joining V2, Scherer said, “It’s an honor to be a part of such a well-established firm as V2 Capital. I look forward to working closely with Victor and the rest of V2’s leadership team as we continue to institutionalize the business.”
Scherer is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
For more information about V2 Capital, please visit: http://www.v2capital.com/.
About V2 Capital
V2 Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisor focused on managing a hedged equity strategy designed to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns. The firm is led by Victor Viner, Co-Founder, former President, and CIO of Volaris Advisors, a multi-billion dollar equity options advisory firm that was acquired by Credit Suisse Group in 2003. Viner has more than 25 years of capital markets and trading experience. V2 Capital’s senior management team has been together since inception in 2004. The firm is based in Glenview, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. As of May 31, 2014, V2 Capital has approximately $510 million in assets under management
