UAE, Dubai, 25 January 2016 - Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group plc, one of the world's largest independent alternative investment managers, announces that Guillermo Ossés has joined the firm as Head of Emerging Market Debt Strategies, based in New York.

In the Middle East, Man Group delivers investment services to clients across multiple jurisdictions and covering most of the major asset classes.          

Teun Johnston, Co-CEO of Man GLG, said:

"It is with great pleasure that we welcome Guillermo to Man GLG. He has extensive experience in investment management and a distinctive investment process, alongside a proven track record of investing and managing investment teams in the emerging markets fixed income space. As Head of Emerging Market Debt Strategies, Guillermo will be instrumental in broadening our capabilities in the fixed income space and enhancing our client offering."

Suk Inthirarajah, Director, Middle East, Man Group, said:

"Man Group has had a significant presence in the Middle East for almost 30 years. Man GLG, one of the most established names in the global hedge fund industry, offers clients in the region a diverse range of absolute return and long only investment products, with the aim of delivering high quality investment returns. The appointment of Guillermo Ossés, who brings valuable expertise in emerging markets fixed income investing to the firm, will further develop Man GLG's ability to serve our clients' needs."

Guillermo Ossés said:

"Man GLG is a performance-focused business and its institutional framework, combined with an entrepreneurial environment and collaborative culture, make this a very compelling opportunity. I am very excited to be joining the firm, and working alongside Teun and his team as we strive to build a world class emerging markets fixed income investment management business."

Guillermo, who brings 24 years of experience in emerging markets fixed income investing to Man GLG, joins the firm from HSBC Asset Management. Guillermo joined HSBC in 2011 and led the firm's emerging markets fixed income capabilities, managing in excess of $20 billion. Prior to this, Guillermo was an emerging markets fixed income portfolio manager at PIMCO and held emerging markets positions at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank. He holds a BA in Business from Universidad Católica de Córdoba in Argentina and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

Guillermo Ossés will report to Man GLG's co-CEO Teun Johnston.

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About Man Group
Man Group is one of the world's largest independent alternative investment managers, and a leader in liquid investment strategies. Across its four investment managers (Man AHL, Man FRM, Man GLG and Man Numeric), Man Group has diverse hedge funds strategies and long only products spanning equity, credit, managed futures, convertibles, emerging markets and multi-manager solutions. At 30 September 2015, Man Group's funds under management were $76.8 billion.

The original business was founded in 1783. Today, Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.L and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Man Group also supports many awards, charities and initiatives around the world, including sponsorship of the Man Booker literary prizes. Further information can be found at www.man.com.

About Man GLG
Founded in 1995 and acquired by Man Group in 2010, Man GLG is a discretionary fund manager with funds under management of $31.0 billion (as at 30 September 2015). Man GLG delivers alternative and long only investment strategies across asset classes, sectors and geographies, to a range of institutional and private clients from across the globe.

Man GLG's investment managers operate in a collaborative environment, unconstrained by a house view.

The majority of Man GLG's 140 investment professionals are based in London but it also has investment teams in New York, Hong Kong and Pfäffikon. Further information can be found at www.glgpartners.com.

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