Hoover Joins Argent Capital Management as Director of Institutional Sales

ST. LOUIS – Michael E. Hoover has joined Argent Capital Management LLC as director of institutional sales. In his new role, Hoover oversees the firm’s institutional marketing, sales and client service efforts targeting investment consultants, Taft-Hartley plans, public funds, endowments, foundations and other nonprofit organizations.

With more than 23 years industry experience, Hoover previously served as vice president and institutional director at Scout Investments, a national institutional investment management firm based in Kansas City, Mo. He joined Scout as a result of the firm’s acquisition of Reams Asset Management Company where he had served as director of business development. Prior to Reams, he was director of Taft-Hartley marketing and client service for Lord, Abbett & Co.     

“We are thrilled to welcome Mike to the Argent team and expect that his experience will accelerate Argent’s growth in the institutional channel,” noted John Meara, Argent’s president and chief investment officer. 

“I am excited to be part of Argent’s clients-first culture where the partners and employees are aligned with the success of our clients,” said Hoover. “Argent is poised for growth, and I look forward to working closely with our experienced investment teams as we continue to build Argent into a nationally recognized institutional investment management firm.”

With $1.8 billion in assets under management, Argent Capital Management is a boutique, long only investment management firm that provides domestic Large Cap Growth and Small Cap Core equity portfolio management services to institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, corporate and public pension plans and Taft-Hartley plans, and high net worth individuals.

Find out more at www.argentcapital.com.