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Canyon Partners names Chris Hansen partner and chief information officer

He joins from TPG Angelo Gordon, where he led a cloud migration and a rebuild of its portfolio analytics platform.

By the Direct Lending desk

At a glance

  1. His remit covers the firm’s technology strategy and infrastructure.
  2. Alternative Credit Investor reported the appointment on Oct. 12, and said Canyon manages $30bn.
  3. Hansen joins from TPG Angelo Gordon, where he was managing director and head of product and application development, per the same report.

Canyon Partners has named Chris Hansen partner and chief information officer, based in New York. His remit covers the firm’s technology strategy and infrastructure. It includes IT, data architecture, and the integration of artificial intelligence and alternative data across investment research, underwriting, portfolio management and firm-wide operations. Alternative Credit Investor reported the appointment on Oct. 12, and said Canyon manages $30bn.

Hansen joins from TPG Angelo Gordon, where he was managing director and head of product and application development, per the same report. He led a cloud migration and a rebuild of the firm’s portfolio analytics platform, and drove early adoption of AI and alternative data across the business.

Reported by the Direct Lending desk from Alternative Credit Investor and PCD entity records (TPG Angelo Gordon). Published . Corrections

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