Odyssey Investment Management, an investment adviser based in New York City, has appointed Mikhail Filimonov as chief investment officer.

Odyssey will manage several funds specialising in global credit strategies, including a fund that focuses on special situations in the credit markets globally and another that specifically focuses on Indian convertible bonds.
 
“We are delighted to have Mikhail join us and we welcome his vast industry expertise,” says founding partner Jayavardhan Diwan.
 
Key members of the Odyssey team have worked together previously, including Diwan and Filimonov, as well as Christian Picot who is chief operating officer and Diana Imperatore who is a research analyst and manages the firms investor relations efforts.

“Our nimble approach allows us to capitalize quickly on market dislocations and exploit special situations common in today’s environment,” Filimonov says. “We are well positioned to deploy capital globally as companies’ capital structures evolve in this changing economic climate.”
 
Prior to joining Odyssey, Filimonov was the founder and chief executive officer of Alexandra Investment Management. He launched the Alexandra Convertible Bond Fund in August 2008 while managing the Alexandra Global Investment Fund for over 15 years.
 
Odyssey was founded in 2009.