Diamond Hill Announces Addition Of Craig Tann To Institutional Business Development Team

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. DHIL announced that Craig Tann, CIMA^®, has joined Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. as Director of Institutional Business Development. Mr. Tann is responsible for developing and maintaining key account relationships. He has extensive distribution experience in the asset management industry, most recently with BlackRock. Mr. Tann reports to Lisa Wesolek, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Head of Distribution.

"Craig is a great addition to our experienced national key accounts team," said Lisa Wesolek.  "As our business continues to grow, we are able to attract and retain talented individuals to better serve our clients, and we expect Craig will make an immediate contribution."

Prior to joining Diamond Hill, Mr. Tann served as National Accounts Vice President at BlackRock in San Francisco, California where he served as an investment consultant to both institutional and intermediary clients from 1999 to 2014. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy from Tulane University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, and holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification.

About Diamond Hill:
We are an independent investment management firm with significant employee ownership and $14.1 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2014. We provide investment management services to institutions and individuals through mutual funds, institutional separate accounts, and private investment funds. Our entire investment team shares the same intrinsic value investment philosophy focused on absolute returns, and our interests are firmly aligned with our clients through significant investment in our strategies. For more information visit www.diamond-hill.com.

SOURCE Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.