Echelon Investment Partners (Echelon), a multi-strategy credit platform, has appointed Kevin Mallon to serve as the firm’s Director of Marketing; a newly-created role.
Based in the firm’s main office in New Jersey, Mallon will be responsible for implementing and managing the firm’s investor relations and business development efforts.
Mallon brings to Echelon over a decade of experience in marketing alternative investments, primarily in the credit sector. He most recently served as Director of Marketing for Old Hill Partners, an investment adviser specialising in customised asset-backed lending transactions with middle-market companies. Prior to Old Hill, Mallon worked for several niche asset managers focused on private debt and specialty finance strategies. Kevin began his career in 2006 at Tullett Prebon, an inter-dealer broker.
Kevin received his BA from Columbia University. He additionally holds an MA from Fordham University, as well as an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
“We are thrilled to have Kevin join our growing and talented team to bring our unique offering to the institutional investor community for the first time,” says Charles F Britton, Founder and CEO of Echelon. “Kevin is an accomplished business development professional with a demonstrated track record of working directly with emerging managers to help plan and execute an effective marketing strategy.”
Igor Volshteyn, the firm’s Chief Investment Officer, says: “Positioning is key as we approach the latter innings of the current economic cycle. For Echelon, this means an increasing focus on investing in high-quality assets with favorable volatility profiles and structures that have thrived through several economic cycles. We look forward to working closely with Kevin to help bring the excitement we share for our strategies to the broader investment community.”
