Akre Capital Management has appointed Daniel Leger as head of strategic planning and client services.
With extensive alternative investment industry experience, Leger will focus on building and expanding the firm’s relationships with institutional investors and consultants.
“We are delighted to have Daniel be a part of our team,” says Charles T Akre, Jr, the firm’s founder. “He will be instrumental in fostering new relationships with institutional investors and helping us think critically about how we should continue to grow our firm.”
Prior to joining Akre Capital Management, Leger worked with a wide variety of fund managers. He has held senior business development roles aimed at raising assets at BRI Partners, a Chicago based venture capital firm; Steel Partners, a global shareholder activist manager; and Geosphere Capital Management, a New York based natural resources hedge fund.