Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Owen is a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Graduate School of Business
Prior to this, he is a vice president (energy trading) of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
He served as a Marine infantry officer for six years, including MEU(SOC) assignments as well as an Iraq tour as Fire Support Officer for 1st Force Recon Company. His Reserve affiliation continues as 2d Brigade Platoon Commander, 4th ANGLICO.
A former heavyweight rower, he has completed 100-mile ultra-marathons, attempted Mount Everest, and finished as high as second in the Eco Challenge. His first novel won the Boyd Literary Award for best military novel. He has written several articles on the military and outdoor adventures for publications as diverse as Playboy and The New York Times. In 2005, he won the Marine Corps Leadership Essay Contest.
Monday, May 26, 2008
George W. Wellde Jr.
Managing Director
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
George Wellde is Vice Chairman of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities, where he is responsible for managing many of the division’s significant client relationships.
He has worked in the Fixed Income Division since joining the firm in 1979. George began his career at the firm as a salesperson in the Money Markets business in New York. From 1994 to 1999, George was the Goldman Sachs Tokyo office branch manager and head of the Fixed Income Department. George returned to New York in 1999 to co-head the Liquid Markets Trading and Sales business. From 2000 to 2005, he was head of North America Sales for FICC. George became a partner in 1992 and a managing director in 1996.
Prior to Goldman Sachs, George worked at the Federal Reserve Board and Union First National Bank in Washington, DC.
George earned a BS from the University of Richmond in 1974 and an MBA from George Washington University in 1976.
85 Broad Street, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 902-0104
Email: george.wellde@gs.com
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
George Wellde is Vice Chairman of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities, where he is responsible for managing many of the division’s significant client relationships.
He has worked in the Fixed Income Division since joining the firm in 1979. George began his career at the firm as a salesperson in the Money Markets business in New York. From 1994 to 1999, George was the Goldman Sachs Tokyo office branch manager and head of the Fixed Income Department. George returned to New York in 1999 to co-head the Liquid Markets Trading and Sales business. From 2000 to 2005, he was head of North America Sales for FICC. George became a partner in 1992 and a managing director in 1996.
Prior to Goldman Sachs, George worked at the Federal Reserve Board and Union First National Bank in Washington, DC.
George earned a BS from the University of Richmond in 1974 and an MBA from George Washington University in 1976.
85 Broad Street, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 902-0104
Email: george.wellde@gs.com
Richard A. Weissmann
KSL CAPITAL PARTNERS HIRES RICHARD WEISSMANN, FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.
DENVER (March 3, 2008) – KSL Capital Partners (KSL), a leading private equity firm, today announced that Richard Weissmann has joined the firm as a partner. Previously, Weissmann was a managing director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs & Co., where he led Goldman's Hospitality and Gaming Practice. Prior to joining Goldman in 1998, Weissmann was an attorney in the real estate and corporate groups with the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York. Rich began his career in 1984 as a real estate developer in the New York metropolitan area. Rich has a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
Mike Shannon, managing director and co-founder of KSL, said, "We could not be more pleased that Rich has agreed to join us. We have known Rich for many years, and he has been a trusted advisor on many of our previous transactions, including the sale of our predecessor investment vehicle, the recapitalization of the Hotel del Coronado, and the sale of La Costa Resort and Spa. Rich is widely regarded as a top investment banker and trusted advisor serving the hospitality and gaming industries. He previously represented a large and diverse client group, and has participated in many of the most significant transactions in the hospitality industry over the last several years."
Eric Resnick, managing director and co-founder of KSL, added, "Rich will have involvement in our hospitality transactions, in addition to overseeing our international operations and potential real estate development-related and gaming investments. His experience is well suited to this new role. Rich was instrumental in advising Las Vegas Sands Corp in its successful development of The Venetian and The Palazzo in Las Vegas, and the expansion of its resort and gaming operations into Macau and Singapore; sold Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to a joint venture of Isadore Sharpe, Kingdom Holdings and Cascade Investments; sold Intrawest Corp. to Fortress Investment Group; and advised on over $80 billion of other M&A and financing transactions during his time at Goldman Sachs."
About KSL
KSL Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in travel and leisure enterprises in five primary sectors: hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate and travel services. KSL Capital Partners is headquartered in Denver. For more information, please visit http://www.kslcapital.com.
Notable investments made by the principals of KSL include:
ClubCorp, Inc., the world’s largest owner and operator of golf, country and business and sports clubs
Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas
The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia
Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California
Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone Mountain Resorts
La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West in La Quinta, California
Doral Golf Resort & Spa near Miami, Florida
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa on Maui in Wailea, Hawaii
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona
La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California
Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, California
From pres release
DENVER (March 3, 2008) – KSL Capital Partners (KSL), a leading private equity firm, today announced that Richard Weissmann has joined the firm as a partner. Previously, Weissmann was a managing director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs & Co., where he led Goldman's Hospitality and Gaming Practice. Prior to joining Goldman in 1998, Weissmann was an attorney in the real estate and corporate groups with the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York. Rich began his career in 1984 as a real estate developer in the New York metropolitan area. Rich has a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
Mike Shannon, managing director and co-founder of KSL, said, "We could not be more pleased that Rich has agreed to join us. We have known Rich for many years, and he has been a trusted advisor on many of our previous transactions, including the sale of our predecessor investment vehicle, the recapitalization of the Hotel del Coronado, and the sale of La Costa Resort and Spa. Rich is widely regarded as a top investment banker and trusted advisor serving the hospitality and gaming industries. He previously represented a large and diverse client group, and has participated in many of the most significant transactions in the hospitality industry over the last several years."
Eric Resnick, managing director and co-founder of KSL, added, "Rich will have involvement in our hospitality transactions, in addition to overseeing our international operations and potential real estate development-related and gaming investments. His experience is well suited to this new role. Rich was instrumental in advising Las Vegas Sands Corp in its successful development of The Venetian and The Palazzo in Las Vegas, and the expansion of its resort and gaming operations into Macau and Singapore; sold Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to a joint venture of Isadore Sharpe, Kingdom Holdings and Cascade Investments; sold Intrawest Corp. to Fortress Investment Group; and advised on over $80 billion of other M&A and financing transactions during his time at Goldman Sachs."
About KSL
KSL Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in travel and leisure enterprises in five primary sectors: hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate and travel services. KSL Capital Partners is headquartered in Denver. For more information, please visit http://www.kslcapital.com.
Notable investments made by the principals of KSL include:
ClubCorp, Inc., the world’s largest owner and operator of golf, country and business and sports clubs
Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas
The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia
Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California
Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone Mountain Resorts
La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West in La Quinta, California
Doral Golf Resort & Spa near Miami, Florida
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa on Maui in Wailea, Hawaii
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona
La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California
Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, California
From pres release
Stefan Weiser,
MD
Goldman Sachs
"Commodities have begun to emerge as a discrete asset class in their own right,"
says Stefan Weiser, London-based European head of investor sales for the
Goldman index.
Stefan Weiser, CFA
stefan.weiser@gs.com
+44 20 7774 6232
Goldman Sachs
"Commodities have begun to emerge as a discrete asset class in their own right,"
says Stefan Weiser, London-based European head of investor sales for the
Goldman index.
Stefan Weiser, CFA
stefan.weiser@gs.com
+44 20 7774 6232
Gregg Weinstein
Dec 2003
Goldman Sachs will merge its US high-grade, credit derivatives and convertible bond trading operations, the bank announced last month. Gregg Weinstein, global head of convertibles, will head up the integrated trading desk.
Goldman Sachs will merge its US high-grade, credit derivatives and convertible bond trading operations, the bank announced last month. Gregg Weinstein, global head of convertibles, will head up the integrated trading desk.
Alan S. Waxman
Managing Director'
Goldman Sachs
Involved in the wind energy space
Goldman Sachs has invested $2bn since 2002 in renewable energy companies and the firm’s current portfolio includes US Geothermal, First Solar and Suntech.
These investments are not, in the most part, being made by the banks’ private equity groups. Goldman Sachs, for instance, makes its renewable energy investments through its special situations group, which sits within fixed income, currency and commodities and is currently run by managing director Alan Waxman.
http://www.windaction.org/news/12996
Goldman Sachs
Involved in the wind energy space
Goldman Sachs has invested $2bn since 2002 in renewable energy companies and the firm’s current portfolio includes US Geothermal, First Solar and Suntech.
These investments are not, in the most part, being made by the banks’ private equity groups. Goldman Sachs, for instance, makes its renewable energy investments through its special situations group, which sits within fixed income, currency and commodities and is currently run by managing director Alan Waxman.
http://www.windaction.org/news/12996
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