Tegrit Financial Group Announces Hiring of Corinne Larson

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegrit Financial Group, a private venture
capital firm focusing on innovative financial and management solutions for the
public sector, announced today that Corinne Larson, a highly experienced
expert on government finance, has joined the corporation as its Chief
Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President.
In her duties, Ms. Larson is responsible for all aspects of the
corporation's marketing, including the development of new products for the
pension and public sector markets.
"We are extremely pleased that Corinne is leading our marketing efforts,"
said Stephen Garrow, chief executive officer of Tegrit Financial Group. "Her
deep understanding of the public sector is a huge asset in our effort to bring
new thinking to meet the needs of this ever-changing world."
Prior to joining Tegrit Financial, Ms. Larson was a director of marketing
with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in the Pension, Endowment, and Foundation
Services Group. Previously, Ms. Larson was a vice president with MBIA Asset
Management, overseeing the marketing and client service function for the
firm's separate account programs.
Ms. Larson also served as assistant director in the Research Center of the
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) where she was responsible for
the association's cash management programs. She is an advisor on GFOA's
Standing Committee on Cash Management and was formerly an advisor on GFOA's
Committee on Retirement and Benefits Administration.
Ms. Larson is the author of numerous publications, including Investing
Public Funds, Second Edition. She has also contributed chapters on cash
management and investing for textbooks published by the World Bank and the
International City/County Managers Association. Ms. Larson holds the
designation of Certified Treasury Professional through the Association for
Financial Professionals and has more than 10 years of experience in corporate
treasury management.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University and her
Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame.
About Tegrit Financial
Tegrit Financial was launched as a venture capital initiative earlier in
2008 by the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan (MERS) to offer
other governmental entities the benefit of its own expertise and spur
innovative solutions to public sector financial issues. Through its
partnership with MERS, Tegrit Financial has a broad understanding of the needs
of the public sector.
SOURCE Tegrit Financial Group

Robert Barkin of Arkos Group for Tegrit Financial Group, +1-301-448-9645