Hilbert Group Appoints Russell Thompson as Group Chief Investment Officer

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Hilbert Group AB (Nasdaq: HILB B), a leading digital asset manager, today announced the appointment of Hilbert Group partner Russell Thompson as its new Group Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective immediately. Thompson joined Hilbert earlier this year following Hilbert’s recent acquisition of Liberty Road Capital (LRC), the renowned digital asset manager he co-founded.

Mr. Thompson’s distinguished career spans top-tier roles at AIG and HSBC Hong Kong, where he led Pan-Asia trading desks, and at Midland Montagu. In 2003, he co-founded The Cambridge Strategy, steering it to a peak of USD 3.5 billion in AUM through pioneering emerging markets derivatives strategies. Most recently, he built Monaco-based Liberty Road Capital into a profitable hedge fund and successful business.

Mr. Thompson is a Hilbert Group board member and will be overseeing all asset management related activities in the firm.

For further information, please contact:
Barnali Biswal, CEO Hilbert Group AB or
Niclas Sandström, Co-founder Hilbert Group AB
+46 (0)8 502 353 00
ir@hilbert.group

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Hilbert group is a quantitative investment company specializing in algorithmic trading strategies in digital asset markets.
 
Hilbert Group is a Swedish public company and is committed to providing operational infrastructure, risk management and corporate governance that meets the ever-increasing demands of institutional investors.
 
Hilbert Group is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market (ticker HILB B) with Redeye AB as Certified Adviser.

For more information, visit: www.www.hilbert.group

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