Management
Dr. Gary T. Hirst,
Chairman & CEO
Dr. Gary T. Hirst is Chairman & CEO of Hirst Corporation.
Dr. Hirst also serves and President and Director of Asia Special Situation Acquisition Corp., a company listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX:CIO)
Dr. Hirst has been responsible for the development and investment management of both offshore and domestic hedge funds that managed over $600 million in assets, including global macro funds, funds-of-funds and currency funds. He has also managed a number of structured investment products, including principal protected notes issued by Zurich Capital Markets and Rabobank that invested in diversified global portfolios of hedge funds.
From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Hirst was a director of Alpine Select A.G., a publicly traded (Swiss Exchange) investment company based in Zug, Switzerland.