Diamond Hill Announces Addition Of Tom Skowron To Investment Team

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DHIL) announced that Tom Skowron has joined Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. as a Portfolio Specialist.  Mr. Skowron will primarily be focused on supporting Diamond Hill's fixed income strategies working closely with Strategic Income portfolio managers Bill Zox, CFA and John McClain, CFA.  He brings 23 years of investment industry experience, most recently with JPMorgan Asset Management's High Yield team in Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Tom brings broad experience across multiple investment strategies," said Lisa Wesolek, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Distribution.  "We are especially excited about his experience with the high yield asset class and expect him to immediately add value for our fixed income clients."

Prior to joining Diamond Hill, Mr. Skowron spent 19 years with JPMorgan Asset Management in various client-facing investment management roles including as a Portfolio Manager supporting private wealth accounts and a Client Portfolio Manager supporting institutional clients.  He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and holds FINRA Series 3, 7 and 63 licenses.     

About Diamond Hill:We are an independent investment management firm with significant employee ownership and $16.2 billion in assets under management as of February 28, 2015.  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.

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SOURCE Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.