8 July 2010
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Artisan Partners announced today that Mr. Charles (C.J.) Daley, Jr. will join its team as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer effective 26 July 2010. C.J. will have lead responsibility for the firm’s accounting and finance functions.
C.J. joined Artisan from global asset management firm Legg Mason where he was Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer. He was with Legg Mason for over 20 years working in a variety of financial management roles.
Eric Colson, Artisan’s Chief Executive Officer, said, ‘‘We believe that Artisan Partners is a talent business and we are committed to attracting and developing proven talent. The leadership experience C.J. has at a global asset manager are confirmation that we manage a global, talent-focused business."