Robert S. Jersey - President and CEO
Dennis Gerecke - Executive Vice President and COO
Michael Tattas - Senior Vice President and CFO
Manuel H. Ayala - Senior Vice President and CIO

Robert S. Jersey - President and CEO
Mr. Jersey has over 30 years of professional experience in the securities industry in the areas of operations, compliance, sales, trading, and administration. He is currently the President and CEO of Gar Wood Securities, LLC, a NASD broker/dealer, which he founded in 2003 to service hedge funds, proprietary traders, registered investment advisers and high net-worth individuals. Additionally, he is the Co-founder and a Principal of Gar Wood Capital, LLC, a fund of hedge funds, which was formed in 2007. Prior to founding Gar Wood Securities, Mr. Jersey was a Senior Vice President, and the Founder and Head of ABN AMRO's Prime Brokerage Group. In 1997 Mr. Jersey was the Associate Director of Operations at Montgomery Securities where he worked closely with the firm's newly-formed prime brokerage unit. From 1975 -1995 Mr. Jersey held numerous management positions at The Chicago Corporation including Senior Vice President and Manager of Correspondent Clearing. From 1973 to 1975, Mr. Jersey worked for First Options of Chicago in their operations department and on the CBOE trading floor; in 1972 he began his career working in the Futures Operations Department of Bache & Co. Mr. Jersey maintains the Series 7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 53 and 63 securities licenses.

Dennis Gerecke - Partner, Executive Vice President and COO
Mr. Gerecke brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry to his role as Executive Vice President and COO of Gar Wood Securities, LLC, a position he has held since 2003. His primary focus is on client service, correspondent clearing, and brokerage operations. Prior to joining Gar Wood, Mr. Gerecke served as Vice President and Manager of Client Services for the Professional Brokerage Services division of ABN AMRO Inc. (1995-2003), where he managed day to day operations and created strong relationships with clients and developed a reputation of addressing client's needs in a timely manner. Prior to that role, Mr. Gerecke was the operations manager at Gardner Rich & Co. a NASD institutional broker/dealer that cleared through Chicago Corporation and Merrill Lynch. Between 1989 -1994 Dennis was as an Assistant Vice President of Correspondent Clearing for The Chicago Corporation, where was supervised the client service team. Mr. Gerecke managed the securities trade processing department of Mesirow Financial from 1984 to 1989, where was responsible for daily trade processing and reconciliations. Mr. Gerecke earned a BA in Business Administration at Lewis University. He maintains the Series 4, 7, 24, and 63 securities licenses.