Charles Winkler

Charles Winkler is a Managing Partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Hudson Bay. As Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for the management of all of Hudson Bay’s business functions, overseeing the firm’s administration, back office (accounting, operations and tax), compliance, human resources, investor relations/business development, legal, technology and treasury functions. Prior to joining Hudson Bay in 2007, Mr. Winkler was the Chief Operating Officer and a Senior Managing Director of Amaranth Group, Inc. from 2001 until 2006, where he was responsible for managing all aspects of that firm other than investments and risk management. From 1996 until 2001, Mr. Winkler was a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Operating Officer of Citadel Investment Group L.L.C. and was a member of Citadel’s Management Committee, the Chairman of its Operations Committee and a director of various Citadel entities. Prior to joining Citadel in 1996, he was a Partner at the Chicago law firm of Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, where he concentrated his practice on tax and corporate counseling to investment advisers and private investment firms.

Mr. Winkler graduated with Highest Distinction from Emory University with a BBA in Accounting and he received a JD degree from Northwestern University School of Law where he was the Managing Editor of the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business.