Profile
Mr. Rob Sherman is Founding Partner & Head Trader at Plainfield Asset Management LLC.
Prior to co-founding Plainfield in February 2005, Mr. Sherman was a Director in the Deutsche Bank Distressed Sales and Trading Group from 2002 to 2005.
He was responsible for sales and trading in distressed bank debt, bonds and trade claims in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Sherman was one of the founding members of the RBC Capital Markets High Yield Group where his responsibilities were capital markets and high yield sales and trading.
From 1996 to 1999, he was a Director in the High Yield Group of Gleacher NatWest Inc. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Sherman was a member of the High Yield Group at Bankers Trust.
From 1985 to 1991, he was a member of the High Yield Group at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette.
Mr. Sherman received a B.S.
in engineering from Union College in 1980 and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University in 1985.
Max Holmes first associated with Mr. Sherman in 1996.
Former positions of Rob Sherman
| Companies | Position | End |
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Plainfield Asset Management LLC
Plainfield Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Plainfield Asset Management invests primarily in the stocks and convertible equities of small-cap companies. | Founder | 01/06/2012 |
Gleacher NatWest, Inc.
Gleacher NatWest, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Venture capital | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/1999 |
Bankers Trust & Co.
Bankers Trust & Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides trust services | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/1996 |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking and brokerage services | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1990 |
Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)
Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch) Regional BanksFinance Provides financial and investment banking services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)
Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch) Regional BanksFinance Provides financial and investment banking services | Finance |
Plainfield Asset Management LLC
Plainfield Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Plainfield Asset Management invests primarily in the stocks and convertible equities of small-cap companies. | Finance |
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking and brokerage services | Finance |
Gleacher NatWest, Inc.
Gleacher NatWest, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Venture capital | Finance |
Union College (New York)
Union College (New York) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Bankers Trust & Co.
Bankers Trust & Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides trust services | Miscellaneous |
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