Aristotle Capital Announces Leadership Appointments to Support Long-Term Growth

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Aristotle Capital Announces Leadership Appointments to Support Long-Term Growth

2026-07-15 20:01 Last Updated At：20:10

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 15, 2026--

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC (“Aristotle”) today announced a series of internal executive leadership appointments that empower the next generation of Aristotle talent and support long-term growth. These promotions are effective immediately.

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Aylon Ben-Shlomo, CFA, has been named Chief Executive Officer, leading the non-investment functions of the organization, and has been added to the Board of Managers. Howard Gleicher, CFA, remains Chief Investment Officer and will add the title of Executive Chairman. He continues to lead investment research, portfolio management and trading functions for the firm.

Aylon joined Aristotle in 2017 as a member of the investment team and oversees many of the firm's largest client relationships. A respected leader across the organization, Aylon brings a deep understanding of Aristotle's investment philosophy, client-centric approach and culture. With decades of experience spanning executive leadership, portfolio management, research and client service, he is uniquely positioned to lead the firm in the years ahead.

The firm also announced the promotion of Greg Padilla, CFA, to Co-Chief Investment Officer, joining Catalina Llinás, CFA, recognizing his leadership and significant contributions to the firm’s investment capabilities. Will Averill has been appointed President in addition to his role as Head of Distribution, reflecting his leadership in expanding the firm's global client relationships and distribution efforts. Kim St. Hilaire has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, recognizing her role in leading and strengthening the firm’s operations and infrastructure.

“Aristotle was founded on the principle that investment professionals should focus on investments, relying upon the skill set of dedicated business professionals to manage the increasing complexity of a growing firm. In Aylon, we have an experienced investment professional who has also built unique leadership skills; a perfect combination to propel our businesses for the coming years and decades,” said Howard Gleicher, CFA, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer.

“Our enthusiasm is based on serving our clients’ long-term investment goals, ensuring that Aristotle is indispensable to achieving those goals. I remain deeply committed to leading our investment organization while working with Aylon and our executive team as Aristotle continues to thrive for decades to come.”

“Each of these leaders has made meaningful contributions to Aristotle's success and embodies the firm's values, culture and long-term perspective,” said Richard S. Hollander, Non-Executive Chairman. “Together, they will build on the strong foundation in place and guide Aristotle’s next phase of growth.”

“I have been fortunate to learn from Howard, Rich and my Aristotle teammates, and I couldn’t be more excited to lead Aristotle in its next chapter,” said Aylon Ben-Shlomo, CFA, Chief Executive Officer. “We are eager to deliver for our clients, employees, communities and shareholders.”

About Aristotle

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates, collectively known as “Aristotle,” manage more than $93 billion in combined client assets. Aristotle is a group of independent investment advisors that provide equity and fixed-income management solutions. Aristotle’s clients include corporate and public pension plans, supranational organizations, financial institutions, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, as well as financial advisors and high-net-worth individuals. Aristotle has a global client base spanning North America, EMEA, and APAC. Each Aristotle affiliate is an independent investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. For market commentary, news and insights from all Aristotle affiliates, please visit www.aristotlecap.com.

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It's the dimmest planet ever directly imaged from Earth, scientists reported Wednesday.

A Scottish and German-led team spied the new planet around the star Beta Pictoris using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, then dug through archives to confirm its orbit. The planet had remained hidden in the data all this time, overshadowed by its considerably brighter star and two companion planets.

“It was very much playing hide-and-seek for 11 years,” said the European Southern Observatory’s Markus Bonse, co-leader of the first team.

The California-led team made the discovery with NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Two observations were all it took with Webb, the biggest and most powerful telescope ever launched into space. Both teams reported their findings in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The find was serendipitous. Each team was studying one of the star’s already identified planets when they spotted a less massive one — 100 times fainter — lurking farther out. They deliberately kept their work from one another so as not to bias the results.

The new planet is slightly bigger than Jupiter and takes 91 years to orbit its star, a little longer than it takes Uranus to orbit our sun. Born into a star system that’s barely 20 million years old — a kid compared to the sun's 4.5 billion-year-old neighborhood — the planet is probably similar to a much younger Jupiter, said the University of California San Diego’s Aidan Gibbs, who led the second team.

“The giant planets have formed, but smaller terrestrial planets could still be forming,” Gibbs said in an email. Beta Pictoris “is probably our best look at a planetary system just after it has formed and is still in the process of stabilizing” from hurtling asteroids and comets.

Beta Pictoris is located in the easel-shaped southern constellation Pictor, or painter, and 63 light-years from Earth. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (more than 9 trillion kilometers).

Fewer than 100 of the more than 6,000 confirmed exoplanets — planets around other stars — have been detected through direct imaging, according to NASA. Most were found while passing in front of their star, briefly dimming it.

“We’ve now built a picture of this planet,” the University of Edinburgh's Ben Sutlieff said in an email, “and we are very excited to see what more can be learned about it.”

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