CEO Announcement

Dalton Investments (Dalton) is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Alfandari as its new Chief Executive Officer. Dalton has had a close relationship with Sarah in her capacity as co-founder of Longchamp Asset Management (Longchamp), Dalton’s European distribution partner, dating back to Longchamp’s founding in 2013. Longchamp is a Paris-based financial services firm offering asset management and advisory services as well as distribution for third-party asset managers. Through Sarah’s initiative and hard work, the two firms have partnered in the successful launches of three different UCITS funds managed by Dalton.

Belita Ong, former CEO, has been appointed Chair of Dalton’s Management Committee. In her new role, Belita will pursue strategic initiatives for the firm and support Sarah in setting and executing Dalton’s long-term vision. Belita said, “It has been my privilege to serve as CEO during Dalton’s journey from startup to a thriving asset management organization built on long term relationships with world-class clients. I am excited to be working with Sarah as she inspires and leads Dalton through an ever-changing business and investment environment”.

“Sarah brings with her a wonderfully global background and the skills, drive and integrity to take Dalton to yet greater success”, said Jamie Rosenwald, Dalton’s co-founder and Lead Portfolio Manager. “With the firm’s new CEO in place, I get to continue to do what I love most – focus all my energies on delivering strong investment returns to our clients”.

We look forward to introducing Sarah to our clients and sharing the strategic vision for Dalton.