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| William P. Stewart |
Executive Chairman; Analyst/Portfolio Manager |
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Bill is Executive Chairman of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Mr. Stewart 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 W.P. Stewart & Company as a corporate consultant. He established W.P. Stewart & Company as an investment advisory firm in 1975.
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| Mark Phelps |
Chief Executive Officer; Analyst/Portfolio Manager |
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Mark is Chief Executive Officer, President and Managing Director - Global Investments of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Mr. Phelps was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2008 and joined the Board of Directors at that time. He originally joined W.P. Stewart & Co. (Europe), Ltd. in February 2005 as a Global Portfolio Manager. 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 20 years he held senior positions within the Kleinwort Benson/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.
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| Angus S. King, Jr. |
Director |
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Angus 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.
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| Charles H. Price |
Director |
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Charles is the Managing Principal of Palmer Capital LLP. He has 14 years experience in capital raising in the alternatives industry and founded Palmer in 2001. Mr. Price previously worked at Griphon Capital Management NY, Union Bancaire Privee NY and Anchor Asset Management London. Mr. Price obtained an honors degree from Brown University.
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Mal is Co-Managing Member of Arrow Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm focused on global public equities. From 1994 to 2005, Mr. Serure worked in the Private Client Services group of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Serure attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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| Alfred J. Mulder |
Director |
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Alfred 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 President and CEO 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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Henry 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 and is a 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.
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| Richard D. Spurling |
Director |
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Richard 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 Limted 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.
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| Alexandre von Furstenberg |
Director |
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Alex joined the Board of Directors of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. in November 2008. Mr. von Furstenberg is currently Co-Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer of Arrow Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm focused on global public equities that he founded in 2003. Since 2001 he has acted as Chief Investment Officer of Arrow Investments, Inc., the private investment office which serves his family. Since 2008, Mr. von Furstenberg has served as a member of the board of directors of IAC/InterActiveCorp., a U.S. based internet conglomerate. Mr. von Furstenberg also has served as a Partner of Diane von Furstenberg Studio, LP since 1995. In addition to the philanthropic work accomplished through his position as a Director of The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Mr. von Furstenberg serves on the board of directors of Friends of the High Line. He is a graduate of Brown University.