Commodity hedge fund manager Global Advisors has appointed Paul Russell as chief operating officer.

Russell’s responsibilities will include all of the business aspects of Global Advisors including infrastructure, finance, legal, resources management and third-party outsourcing arrangements.
 
Daniel Masters, co-principal says: “We are delighted to have Paul on board. He brings a breadth of skills and nine years of experience in running the business aspects of a commodity investment firm. Russell and I will now be freed to further our research process.”
 
Prior to joining Global Advisors, Russell was the chief financial officer and a partner at Clive Capital, a London based commodity hedge fund, where he was responsible for all financial, compliance and legal aspects. 

Prior to joining Clive Capital, he was employed by Global Advisors in the role of compliance director based in London. This previous tenure with Global Advisors was between October 2001 and September 2007.