EMPEA has appointed David Creighton as a Senior Advisor. David has over 30 years of experience in international capital markets, including co-founding Cordiant Capital, a fund manager specializing in emerging markets investments. As Senior Advisor, David will provide his expertise to EMPEA and also serve as Chair of EMPEA's newly created Private Credit Council. EMPEA's President and CEO commented that David's experience will be a valuable addition as EMPEA enters its second decade of serving over 330 member firms representing over $1 trillion in emerging markets assets.

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EMPEA Appoints David Creighton as Senior Advisor
26 November 2014, Washington, DC: EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging
markets, announces today that it has appointed David Creighton to serve as a Senior Advisor to the
organization. David also currently serves as Chair of EMPEA’s newly created Private Credit Council.
David has accumulated over 30 years’ experience in international capital markets in a career that has taken
him from New York to London and throughout Asia. Returning to his native Montreal in 1999, David co-
founded Cordiant Capital, a unique fund manager specializing in emerging markets, private sector
investments. As Chairman of the Management Committee and the Investment Committee at Cordiant,
David has been directly involved in the analysis and approval of nearly 200 investments in more than 55
emerging countries. He is also a director of the Windlough Enterprises, a member of the Government of
Canada’s Infrastructure Advisory Board, and Chairman of the Investment Committee for the BCS
Foundation. David guest lectures at McGill University and is a frequent speaker at conferences and in the
media on matters relating to emerging markets.
EMPEA currently serves approximately 330 member firms representing over US$1 trillion in assets under
management. The organization’s membership, including fund managers, institutional investors and other
industry stakeholders, share the belief that private equity investment in emerging markets can generate
attractive returns to investors while creating significant value for companies, economies and communities.
Responding to his appointment, David said, “As a long-standing member of the association, I've always
admired EMPEA's accomplishments in promoting the asset class and I'm delighted to be joining the EMPEA
team. As Chair of the newly-formed Private Credit Council, I look forward to collaborating with my fellow
Council members to further advance the asset class and the industry’s understanding of the private credit
opportunities in emerging markets.”
Robert van Zwieten, EMPEA’s President and CEO, commented further on the announcement, “We are
delighted to welcome this dedicated industry veteran to the EMPEA team. David’s expertise will be a
valuable addition to EMPEA’s leadership as we enter our second decade of offering compelling membership
value and global private equity intelligence.”
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About EMPEA
EMPEA is the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. We are an independent
non-profit organization. As EMPEA celebrates our 10th anniversary in 2014, we have over 300 member
firms, comprising institutional investors, fund managers and industry advisors, who together manage more
than US$1 trillion of assets and have offices in more than 100 countries across the globe. Our members
share EMPEA’s belief that private capital is a highly suited investment strategy in emerging markets,
delivering attractive long-term investment returns and promoting the sustainable growth of companies and
economies. We support our members through global authoritative intelligence, conferences, networking,
education and advocacy. www.empea.org