Jameson hires sales director

The alternative asset management firm has appointed investment specialist Matthew Afflitto to the newly created role of distribution director.

The appointment comes just months after Jameson Capital formed a strategic partnership with the Buxton family office and Hong Kong-headquartered investment and advisory firm TTB Partners

In the new role, Afflitto will help diversify Jameson's funding and oversee relationships with new and existing stakeholders.

Most recently, he was a business development manager at Australian Unity Wealth for three years.

Before that he spent a decade in various roles at JBWere.

During his six years as director of equity and debt capital markets syndicate, Afflitto was involved in more than 100 listed equity/debt transactions, raising more than $1 billion of capital, including the Medibank Private IPO.

Earlier, he worked as an accountant with PKF and Walker Wayland Advantage.

The equity funds manager's co-founder and director Nick Browne said he was excited about the direction of the firm and the growth of our team with Afflitto as distribution director.

"It is an opportune time for investing with favourable market conditions, and Matthew's experience will be invaluable."

Afflitto said he was attracted to the firm's focus on delivering the strongest investment performance for clients and their desire to grow.

Matthew's appointment follows investment analyst George Pavlou joining the firm last November.