People: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. (WPSLF.PK)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Stewart, William 2008 Executive Chairman of the Board
Phelps, Mark 2008 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Smith, Henry 60 2006 Deputy Chairman of the Board
Leber, Susan 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director
Macri, Rocco 2006 Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director
Randall, Debra 2001 Corporate Secretary
Ryan, Frederick 2001 Deputy Managing Director - Investor Relations
Target, Charles 2007 Managing Director - Communications and Corporate Development
Rubingh, Peter 2007 Managing Director - Marketing & Client Services (Europe & Asia)
Cart, Sylvia 2005 Deputy Managing Director - Broker and Dealer
Hall, William 2007 Managing Director - Marketing & Client Services
Russell, John 2007 Director
Spangler, Heinrich 1998 Director
Spurling, Richard 2002 Director
King, Angus 2004 Director
Spiering, Jan 57 2004 Director
Mulder, Alfred 2007 Director
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Stewart, William William P. Stewart is Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. He was Chief Executive Officer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. He started on Wall Street in 1955 on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. He joined Spingarn, Heine & Co. in 1957 as an analyst/registered representative and, in 1961, moved to Pyne, Kendall & Hollister in the same capacity. He was successively Director of Research, General Partner responsible for the firm’s investment advisory and institutional operations, President of its international investment banking subsidiary, Managing Partner and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Riter, Pyne, Kendall & Hollister, Inc. After the sale of Riter, Pyne’s principal business in early 1973, Mr. Stewart joined Ruane, Cunniff & Co., an investment management firm, as Vice Chairman, while simultaneously founding the U.S. predecessor company as a corporate consultant. He established the U.S. predecessor company as an investment advisory firm in 1975.
Phelps, Mark Mark I. Phelps has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd., effective September 1, 2008. He was an Analyst/Portfolio Manager and became President and Managing Director - Global Investments in September 2007. Previously, he had served as Managing Director - Global Investments from February 2007 to September 2007 and Deputy Managing Director - Global Investments from July 2006 to February 2007. He joined W.P. Stewart in February 2005 at its London research and portfolio management subsidiary, W.P. Stewart & Co. (Europe), Ltd. Mr. Phelps is a British national with more than 20 years experience in European, U.S. and Global investment research and portfolio management. For over ten years he held senior positions with the Dresdner Bank organization in both London and San Francisco. Most recently he served as a Chief Investment Officer for Global Equities at Dresdner RCM in San Francisco. Mr. Phelps has a BA (Hons.) in Economics from the University of York in England and completed graduate studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England. From 1981 to 1984 Mr. Phelps was in the British Army and finished his service with the rank of Captain.
Smith, Henry Henry B. Smith has served as a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since June 1998. Mr. Smith became President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2005 and resigned from these positions effective as of March 31, 2006, due to health reasons. Mr. Smith remains on the Board of Directors in the position of Deputy Chairman and member of the Executive Committee. Until its acquisition by HSBC Holdings PLC in February 2004, Mr. Smith was Chief Executive Officer and a Director of The Bank of Bermuda, with whom he had been employed in various capacities since 1973. From February 2004 until January 1, 2005, he held the position of Executive Director of The Bank of Bermuda, with oversight responsibility for the integration of the Bank’s businesses into the HSBC group. Mr. Smith remains a non-executive director of The Bank of Bermuda and is also a director of Axis Capital Holdings Limited in Bermuda.
Leber, Susan Susan G. Leber is Managing Director — Chief Financial Officer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. She served as Deputy Managing Director — Financial Operations from March 2003 until May 2005, as Director of Financial Operations from December 2001 until March 2003 and as Deputy Finance Director — Group Controller from March 1999 until December 2001. Prior to joining W.P. Stewart, she was a Senior Manager with the accounting firm of Lopez Edwards Frank & Co., LLP from 1993 to 1999, where she was manager of the Stewart Group audit. Ms. Leber received a Bachelors of Science degree in accounting from The University of Staten Island and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Macri, Rocco Rocco Macri is Managing Director — Chief Operating Officer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. He served as Deputy Managing Director — Chief Financial Officer from September 2001 until May 2005 and as Finance Director from March 1999 until September 2001. From 1993 through 1999, he was a Partner with the accounting firm of Lopez, Edwards Frank & Co., LLP, where he was a Manager from 1984 through 1998. From 1984 through 1998 Mr. Macri had principal responsibility for the Stewart Group audit. Mr. Macri received a B.A. in Business Administration in 1981 from Adelphi University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Randall, Debra Debra Randall has served as Corporate Secretary of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since January 2001. Ms. Randall, a graduate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, has more than 14 years’ experience in the legal and corporate services sector.
Ryan, Frederick Frederick M. Ryan has served as Deputy Managing Director — Investor Relations of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since September 2001. Mr. Ryan served as Deputy Managing Director from February 1999 through August 2001 and as Deputy Managing Director — Europe from October 1998 through January 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan was a consultant with FMR Capital Advisory, financial and business consultants. From 1991 through 1997, he was president of Canada Life Investment Management. Mr. Ryan worked with the investment and business consulting group of FMR & Associates from 1982 through 1991. From 1969 through 1982, Mr. Ryan was a shareholder, officer and Director of R.A. Daly & Co., Ltd., a brokerage firm and a former member firm of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Mr. Ryan has been a member of the CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management & Research) since 1967 and served as president of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts (a constituent member society of the CFA Institute) in 1976-1977.
Target, Charles Charles G.R. Target became Managing Director — Communications and Corporate Development of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. in February 2007. Previously, he served as Deputy Managing Director — International Development of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Mr. Target is an Executive Director of the Asian affiliate, Bowen Asia Limited. Prior to the founding of Bowen, Mr. Target was a general partner and director of Alan Patricof Associates, the London-based international venture capital company. Before joining Patricof in 1988, Mr. Target served as Managing Director of Business International Asia/Pacific Ltd., an economic research and consulting company owned by the Economist Group, where he was responsible for the Asian regional operations of the company.
Rubingh, Peter Peter Jan P. Rubingh became Managing Director — Marketing & Client Services (Europe & Asia) in February 2007. Previously, he was a Deputy Managing Director of W.P. Stewart and Co., Ltd. since 2000 and Co-Chairman of W.P. Stewart Asset Management (Europe), Ltd. since January 2001. In 1993, Mr. Rubingh co-founded TPR & Partners N.V. (now a part of W.P. Stewart Asset Management (Europe), Ltd.), an Amsterdam-based business which concentrated on gathering assets and servicing clients for W.P. Stewart. Between 1979 and 1993 he worked for Noro Nederland B.V. (The Noro Group of Companies), where he served in various capacities, including Group Controller, Assistant Managing Director, Management Team Member and Portfolio Manager (Venture Capital) in The Netherlands, the United States and the Netherlands Antilles.
Cart, Sylvia Sylvia A. Cart is Deputy Managing Director — Broker/Dealer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Ms. Cart also serves as Vice-President and Compliance Officer of the broker-dealer subsidiary W.P. Stewart Securities Limited. She served as Supervisor of the broker-dealer operations from February 1998 until March 2000 and as Senior Trading Administrator since February 1998. Prior to joining W.P. Stewart, she was a Costing Analyst in the Global Custody department of The Bank of Bermuda. Ms. Cart received a Business Diploma from The Bermuda College.
Hall, William William O. Hall, III is Managing Director — Marketing & Client Services (United States) of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Prior to February 2007 he was Senior Vice President of W.P. Stewart Asset Management (N.A.) Inc. He has more than 20 years of experience in the investment and wealth management business. Prior to joining W.P. Stewart in December 2002, Mr. Hall was Managing Director of H.M. Payson & Co., a private trust company in Portland, Maine. Mr. Hall was also a founder and managing principal of Hazzard & Hall, CPA’s, PA. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Richmond and a Masters in Finance from Bentley College. Mr. Hall is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Financial Planner. He serves on the boards of a number of charitable organizations and is Chairman of Maine Education Services and Winter Kids.
Russell, John John C. Russell has served as a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since 1998. Mr. Russell stepped down from his interim position as President and Chief Executive Officer in February of 2007 but remains a valued consultant to the firm as well as a Director and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Russell relinquished the position of Deputy Chairman as of March 31, 2006 when he became interim President and Chief Executive Officer. He joined the Stewart Group in 1996 as General Counsel, relinquishing that position after becoming the firm’s Chief Operating Officer in April 1997. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Russell was a partner in the law firm of Kroll & Tract. From 1987 through 1992, Mr. Russell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Brass Company, a manufacturing company, and OB Systems and Mining, Inc., another manufacturing company. From 1980 to 1987, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Naarden International, Inc., an international fragrance and flavor company. In 1970, Mr. Russell was a founding partner of the law firm Anderson Russell Kill & Olick. Mr. Russell has more than 40 years of experience in domestic and international corporate and securities law.
Spangler, Heinrich Heinrich Spangler has served as a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since June 1998. For the last 27 years, Mr. Spängler has served in various capacities, including managing partner, and presently serves as Spokesman of the Board of Management and Chief Executive Officer of Bankhaus Carl Spängler & Co. AG, the oldest private bank in Austria. Mr. Spängler also serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Spängler Kapitalanlageges. m.b.H., a private investment company located in Salzburg, Austria.
Spurling, Richard Richard D. Spurling has been a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since June 2002. Mr. Spurling retired in March 2005 as Senior Partner at Appleby (formerly Appleby, Spurling & Kempe), an international law firm with offices in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, London (UK) and Hong Kong, where he had practiced since 1977. He obtained his English Bar qualification in 1975 and was called to the English Bar in November 1976 following pupilage at Law Chambers in London. He was called to the Bermuda Bar in 1977. Mr. Spurling also serves as a director of Belco Holdings Limited, Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited, BF&M Life Insurance Company Limited, BF&M Limited, Bermuda International Insurance Services Limited and Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd. in Bermuda; as a Life Trustee of the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc; and as a Trustee of the St. George Foundation. Mr. Spurling was an elected Member of the Bermuda Parliament for five years and served as the Government Whip.
King, Angus Angus S. King, Jr. has served as a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since February 2004. Mr. King is currently Of Counsel to the law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer and Nelson and is affiliated with Leaders, LLC, a mergers and acquisitions firm, both groups being headquartered in Portland, Maine. Mr. King is also a Distinguished Lecturer at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Mr. King served as the Governor of the State of Maine from 1995 to 2003. He was first elected as an independent in 1994 and was re-elected in 1998. Prior to this, Mr. King was in the private practice of law from 1975 until 1983 with the firm Smith, Loyd and King in Brunswick, Maine. From 1976 until 1993 Mr. King hosted and co-produced a variety of public affairs programming on Maine PBS stations. He was employed for six years as the Vice President and Chief Counsel in Portland, Maine for the Swift River-Hafslund Company. From 1989 to 1994 he served as the President of Northeast Energy Management, Inc., a company that he founded.
Spiering, Jan Jan J. Spiering, F.C.A. has served as a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since September 2004. Mr. Spiering is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda, and is the retired Managing Partner and Chairman of Ernst & Young Bermuda, a firm which he joined in 1979. Previous to Ernst & Young, he was employed by Robson Rhodes, a United Kingdom firm of Chartered Accountants with whom he qualified. Additionally, Mr. Spiering has served as a director of numerous companies and in particular within the investment industry. Currently he is President and a director of several privately held investment companies as well as a director of Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda reinsurance company, which is quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. He has served on various public boards and committees including Deputy Chairman of Bermuda International Business Association, Chairman of Bermuda’s International Business Association Mutual Funds, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Bermuda College and Chairman of Bermuda’s International Business Forum.
Mulder, Alfred Alfred J. Mulder has served as a Director of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. since May 2007. Mr. Mulder is currently the Chairman of the Board of LBI International AB, a digital agency network listed on the Amsterdam and Stockholm stock exchanges; Co-Chairman of the Board of Lithium Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of rechargeable batteries and cells listed on the over-the-counter bulletin board; Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee of Greenfield Capital Partners N.V.; and a member of the Board of Directors of several private companies in Europe and the U.S. In 1995, Mr. Mulder co-founded Greenfield Capital Partners N.V. and had served as Partner and Chairman of its Investment Committees until 1999 and Chairman of the Board from 2000 to 2001. Prior to 1995, Mr. Mulder had been Senior Advisor to HAL Investments N.V. from 1993 to 1995, a member of the Board of Management of Pon Holdings B.V. from 1991 to 1993, and an executive officer of Transmark Holding B.V. from 1981 to 1991. He started his career at Xerox Corporation in 1963 where he held various positions until 1981. In addition to his current Board memberships, Mr. Mulder has previously served on the Supervisory Boards of several European-based companies, including a public telecommunications company based in Brussels and a publicly traded car manufacturing company listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

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