Dixon Boardman
Chief Executive Officer at Optima Asset Management LLC
Profile
Mr. Dennie D.
Boardman is an Independent Director at Kadmon Holdings, Inc., a Chief Executive Officer at Optima Asset Management LLC and a Managing Member at Optima Group.
He is on the Board of Directors at Kadmon Holdings, Inc., Florida Crystals Corp.
and Kadmon Corp.
LLC.
He launched Optima’s flagship fund in July 1988.
He is currently a member of the President’s Council of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Mr. Boardman has served as Chief Executive Officer at Optima Fund Management LLC and Chairman of the Special Projects Committee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
He is a Director of Florida Crystals Corporation and an Advisory Board Director of J.C.
Bamford Excavators (U.K.).
Prior to forming Optima, he advised high net worth individuals, first as a Senior Vice President at Kidder, Peabody, where he was one of the 20 leading stockbrokers in the firm, and then at UBS PaineWebber, where he was a member of the Chairman’s Council.
Dixon Boardman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Kadmon Corp. LLC
 Kadmon Corp. LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Kadmon Corp. LLC manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It currently offers products and services for the treatment and management of hepatitis C, is pioneering medicines in oncology, infectious diseases, and immunology and neurodegenerative diseases by using new understandings in molecular biology to develop therapies that target the metabolomic and signaling pathways associated with disease. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Optima Group
 Optima Group Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Optima Group provides insurance brokerage service. The group includes Cabs 200 and Cassidy Insurance Services. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, UK | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Florida Crystals Corp.
 Florida Crystals Corp. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Florida Crystals Corp. produces organic sugar and rice products. The company's products include organic, natural, and demerara sugar. It was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Optima Asset Management LLC
 Optima Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Optima Asset Management LLC (Optima) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by D. Dixon Boardman in 1988 as FWM Acquisition LLC. They are wholly-owned by FWM Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Stanhope Capital Group SA in Switzerland. Optima provides independent, customized and compelling alternative investments to institutions, high net worth individuals and multi-family office clients. | Chief Executive Officer | 1987-12-31 |
Former positions of Dixon Boardman
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| KADMON HOLDINGS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2020-05-12 |
| FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-04 |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| AMERICAN FARMLAND CO | Founder | - |
UBS Asset Management (US), Inc.
 UBS Asset Management (US), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance UBS Asset Management (US), Inc. operates as a wealth management firm. It offers portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, trusts, private funds, charitable organizations, and investment companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 10 |
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UBS Asset Management (US), Inc.
UBS Asset Management (US), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance UBS Asset Management (US), Inc. operates as a wealth management firm. It offers portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, trusts, private funds, charitable organizations, and investment companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
American Farmland Co.
 American Farmland Co. Financial ConglomeratesFinance American Farmland Co. engaged in the production and trade of agricultural products. The company was founded by Dennie Dixon Boardman, Harrison LeFrak and Thomas Gimbel in October 2009 and was headquartered on New York, NY. | Finance |
Kadmon Holdings, Inc.
 Kadmon Holdings, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Kadmon Holdings, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecules and biologics to address unmet medical need. The company's clinical pipeline includes treatments for immune and fibrotic diseases as well as immuno-oncology therapies. The firms late-stage product candidate KD025, which is an orally administered selective inhibitor of Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase engages in development for the treatment of inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. The firm's a pivotal clinical trial of KD025 is underway in chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), as well as a Phase 2 clinical trial in systemic sclerosis. It is also developing next-generation immuno-oncology therapies, specifically IL-15 containing fusion proteins, for the treatment of cancer. The company's lead I-O product candidate, KD033, is an anti-PD-L1/IL-15 fusion protein. Kadmon was founded by Steven N. Gordon in September 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Technology |
Optima Fund Management LLC
 Optima Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Optima Fund Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is wholly-owned by Optima Group Holdings LLC, a holding company for the Optima Fund Management group of entities that was formed by the Optima Group Holdings LLC''s principal owner, D. Dixon Boardman in 1988. | Finance |
Florida Crystals Corp.
Florida Crystals Corp. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Florida Crystals Corp. produces organic sugar and rice products. The company's products include organic, natural, and demerara sugar. It was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL. | Process Industries |
| Kidder Peabody | Finance |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
Optima Group
Optima Group Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Optima Group provides insurance brokerage service. The group includes Cabs 200 and Cassidy Insurance Services. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, UK | Finance |
Kadmon Corp. LLC
Kadmon Corp. LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Kadmon Corp. LLC manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It currently offers products and services for the treatment and management of hepatitis C, is pioneering medicines in oncology, infectious diseases, and immunology and neurodegenerative diseases by using new understandings in molecular biology to develop therapies that target the metabolomic and signaling pathways associated with disease. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Technology |
Optima Asset Management LLC
Optima Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Optima Asset Management LLC (Optima) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by D. Dixon Boardman in 1988 as FWM Acquisition LLC. They are wholly-owned by FWM Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Stanhope Capital Group SA in Switzerland. Optima provides independent, customized and compelling alternative investments to institutions, high net worth individuals and multi-family office clients. | Finance |
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