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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000899140-25-000569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001209709"
company_name: "CERES TACTICAL SYSTEMATIC L.P."
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T22:10:23.039608+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ceres Tactical Systematic L.P. appoints Benjamin Hammes as Chief Compliance Officer, replacing Christopher Smock

## Summary
- Effective April 3, 2025, Christopher Smock no longer served as Chief Compliance Officer of Ceres Managed Futures LLC.
- Benjamin Hammes was appointed Chief Compliance Officer of the General Partner, effective April 3, 2025.
- Hammes is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Global Head of Derivatives Advisory Compliance.
- Hammes also serves as Co-CCO of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, a Morgan Stanley subsidiary.
- Hammes has over 20 years of financial services experience, including prior roles at Parametric and Ameriprise Financial.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000899140-25-000569
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001209709
- company_name: CERES TACTICAL SYSTEMATIC L.P.
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1209709/000089914025000569/0000899140-25-000569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1209709/000089914025000569/c122611973b.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher Smock departed as Chief Compliance Officer at CERES TACTICAL SYSTEMATIC L.P..
  - Action: no longer serves
  - Role: Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: Effective April 3, 2025, Mr. Christopher Smock no longer serves as Chief Compliance Officer of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1209709/000089914025000569/0000899140-25-000569-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin Hammes was appointed as Chief Compliance Officer at CERES TACTICAL SYSTEMATIC L.P..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: Effective April 3, 2025, Mr. Benjamin Hammes was appointed Chief Compliance Officer of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1209709/000089914025000569/0000899140-25-000569-index.htm

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