Melbourne, Australia, 20 April 2022
Tanarra Capital (Tanarra or the Company) continues to build out its diversified alternative asset investment platform with its newest vertical, Tanarra Advanced Analytics (TAA). TAA will be focused on advanced data and analytics capability across Tanarra’s asset strategies and portfolio investments.
Following on from its recent appointment of Matthew Brown as Chief Investment Officer, Tanarra Capital is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jean‐Marc Genesi as CEO of TAA.
Mr Genesi is a leader in technology and advanced analytics with a focus on complex datasets. Having spent several decades working in the information technology and intelligent transport industries, Jean‐Marc brings a deep understanding of both operational and technical expertise required to synthesise and draw insights from large data lakes, to then enable better decision making and outcomes for the data custodian. In addition, Mr Genesi is Executive Chair of Australian Mensa and a Non‐Executive Director on the Board of Mensa International.
Tanarra Capital CEO John Wylie said “we believe an in‐house data analytics and AI capability is a crucial skill set for a modern alternative asset firm. We are delighted Jean‐Marc is joining us; he is a highly respected leader in his field, and will give us and our investee companies an important competitive edge in these vital areas.”
Mr Genesi said “I look forward to working with John Wylie and the talented Tanarra team. I am impressed with Tanarra’s large suite of innovative investments and I am excited to build on data analytics to extract further value for their clients.”
About Tanarra
Tanarra Capital is a leading Australasian diversified alternative asset investment firm with c. A$2.6 billion of funds under management and mandate, and locations in all major Australian capital cities as well as Hong Kong, Japan, NZ and the United Kingdom. Its activities span venture capital, private equity, private credit, distressed debt and PE-style investing in public companies. It currently has two offerings in market – Tanarra’s Long Term Value Fund II (PE-style investing in public companies) and Tanarra Credit Partners Fund II. Tanarra will also bring its Founders Fund II (late‐stage venture and growth private equity) in the second half of 2022.
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