Alain De Coster

Mr. De Coster was previously Managing Director and head of Credit Suisse Asset Management’s Alternative Investments Group. At CSAM, he managed a group of eight professionals while growing the department’s assets under management (AUM) from US$500Million to US$3.5Billion at the time of his departure. Mr. De Coster joined CSAM in 1998 as a result of Credit Suisse Group’s acquisition of Garantia, the Brazilian investment bank. Mr. De Coster originated the Alternative Asset Management Group at Garantia as a stand-alone and profitable business unit. Before joining Garantia in 1992, he was co-responsible for the treasury activities of Societe Generale de Belgique. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. De Coster had several financial responsibilities at Dow Chemical Co., culminating as manager of all foreign exchange operations at the corporate headquarters. From 1984 to 1986, he was a corporate foreign exchange dealer at Continental Illinois. He started his career at Credit General in Belgium and was responsible for the domestic treasury of the Bank. Mr. De Coster holds a Licentiate’s degree in Economics from the Institut Catholique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Brussels, Belgium.