Hotchkis and Wiley, the Los Angeles-based asset manager that split off from
Bob Dochterman, who served as the sales manager for Mercurys Western division, was named national sales director for Hotchkis and Wiley. In his new role, Dochterman will be responsible for building the firms intermediary distribution network from scratch. As part of that effort, Dochterman will be adding at least two external wholesalers and a one or two internal support staff, he said.
Dochterman began with Mercury Funds in1999 overseeing the firms distribution, including the recruitment, hiring and training of a team of external and internal wholesalers.
Dochterman said his experience with Mercury will be a valuable resource in building the distribution infrastructure at Hotchkis & Wiley, but said that there are a number of differences between the two firms. "Were a value, niche player thats privately owned [and] big in institutional sales," he said. "We will be much more focused in our approach [than] Merrill."
Currently, Hotchkis and Wiley has $4 billion in primarily institutional assets, the company said.
Prior to working for Mercury Funds, Dochterman was a regional manager with Salomon Brothers Asset Management overseeing the firms Southwestern territory.
Hotchkis and Wiley was purchased by Merrill in 1996 but then sold its domestic equity business back to Hotchkis and Wileys management in July for an undisclosed sum.
Hotchkis and Wiley currently sub-advises the Mercury HW Large Cap Value, Mercury HW Mid Cap and Mercury HW Small Cap Value funds. Pending shareholder approval, those funds will be reorganized and renamed under the Hotchkis and Wiley name, the company said.
