Ratizan Partners appoints Jason Gottlieb as new CEO

Source: Investing Posted 04/03/2025, 15:17

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM), a $3.35 billion asset management company currently trading at $41.69, announced leadership changes today, with Jason Gottlieb taking over as CEO, succeeding Eric Coulson, who will become CEO. The company plans to implement these changes after its annual shareholder meeting on June 4, 2025. According to InvestingPro data, the company maintained strong financial performance with revenue growth of 14% over the past twelve months.

Gottlieb, who is currently Chairman of Artisan Partners, joined the firm in October 2016 and has held various leadership positions, including Chief Investment Officer. Prior to Artizan, he was a partner and director at Goldman Sachs Inc. His election to the company’s board of directors is expected to coincide with his appointment as CEO.

Colson, who will move to CEO, will take over from Stephanie DiMarco, who will become the chief independent director. Commenting on Gottlieb’s appointment, Coulson expressed confidence in his successor’s abilities, noting his track record and strategic contributions to the company.

Gottlieb expressed his enthusiasm for the opportunity to lead Artisan Partners, emphasizing the company’s position for growth and its commitment to delivering successful results for customers, employees and shareholders. Artisan Partners, founded in 1994, is a global investment management firm that offers a variety of high-value-added investment strategies to sophisticated clients worldwide. The firm prides itself on independent investment teams that manage a variety of investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

This shift in leadership comes as part of Artizan’s long-term succession planning.

with the aim of maintaining the company’s growth trajectory and customer service excellence. The information in this article is based on a press release from Artisan Partners Asset Management.

Artisan Partners has announced its initial assets under management of $166.8 billion as of November 30, 2024. This figure includes $80.5 billion from Artisan funds and Artisan global funds.

with the remaining $86.3 billion from segregated accounts and other investment instruments. The company reported that about $314 million in annual income distributions and capital gains from some Artisan funds did not get reinvested.

which impacted the volatility of monthly assets under management. Artizan’s growth team manages more than $40 billion across various funds, while the IV team keeps $45.25 billion under management. In addition, the Global Value team oversees $29.43 billion. Other strategies managed by the company include sustainable emerging markets, credit opportunities and the developing world. These developments provide insight into the Company’s financial position in relation to assets under management in November.