Development exec joins hedge fund firm

Thomas F. Dempsey joined hedge fund firm Tremblant Capital Group as executive managing director of business and strategic development, confirmed spokesman Shawn Pattison. It is a new position. Mr. Dempsey was managing director and head of product strategy for the U.S. quantitative equity group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Chris Williams, a spokesman for Goldman Sachs, said he had no comment on Mr. Dempsey’s replacement.