Mr. Tessler has served as non-Executive Chairman of the Board since inception. He has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Financial Group, Inc., an international merchant banking firm, since 1987. Previously, he was Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Data Corporation (formerly Data Broadcasting Corporation), a securities market data supplier, from June 1992 through February 2000. Mr. Tessler was co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Enhance Financial Services, Inc., a public insurance holding company from 1986 through 2001, and was Chairman of the Board of Great Dane Holdings Inc., a private diversified holding company, from 1987 through December 1996. He presently is a director of Limited Brands, Inc. and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hudson Institute and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Mr. Tessler received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and L.L.B. from Cornell University Law School.
William W. Priest Chief Executive Officer, Director
Prior to founding Epoch Investment Partners in 2004 with Phil Clark, David Pearl and Tim Taussig, Bill was a Co-Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Steinberg Priest & Sloane Capital Management, LLC for three years. Prior to joining Steinberg Priest, he was a Member of the Global Executive Committee of Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management Americas and CEO and Portfolio Manager of its predecessor firm BEA Associates, which he co-founded in 1972. During his 30 year tenure at BEA and CSAM, he developed the firm into a well-recognized investment manager with over $100 billion under management. He is a CFA charterholder, CPA, and a graduate of Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Graduate School of Business. He is author of several published articles and papers on investing and finance, including the books, The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA and the more recent, Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield: New Priorities for the Global Investor which details the underpinnings of our investment approach, published by John Wiley & Sons. He is a Director of Globe Wireless, InfraRedX and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Enrique R. Arzac Director
Dr. Arzac was appointed to the Board on August 7, 2006. Dr. Arzac, a Senior Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and the Co-Director of the Mergers and Acquisitions program for executives, jointly offered by Columbia and the London Business School, is presently a director of The Adams Express Company (since 1983), Petroleum & Resources Corporation (since 1986), Credit Suisse closed-end funds (since 1990, non-executive chairman since 2005), Credit Suisse U.S. Institutional funds (since 2005), Aberdeen closed-end funds (since 2009), and Starcomms Plc (since June 2008). He is the author of the book, Valuation for Mergers, Buyouts and Restructuring, and has published many articles in finance and economic journals. Dr. Arzac has served as a financial consultant to the United Nations Conference on Trade Development, the State of New Jersey and several U.S. and foreign corporations and financial institutions. Prior to joining Columbia in 1971, Dr. Arzac taught at the University of Buenos Aires. He holds a CPN from the University of Buenos Aires and an M.B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Mr. Berenson was appointed to our Board on June 2, 2004. Mr. Berenson is the Chief Executive Officer of Berenson & Company, Inc., a privately owned, independent investment banking firm headquartered in New York City that he co-founded in 1990. From 1978 until founding Berenson & Company, Mr. Berenson was employed by Merrill Lynch & Company, and served at various times as head of Merrill Lynch's Mergers and Acquisitions Group and co-head of its Merchant Banking unit. Mr. Berenson is presently a director of Noble Energy, Inc. Mr. Berenson graduated with a B.A. from Princeton University.
Mr. Cecil is a private investor, and since 2005 has served as an advisor to a number of financial services institutions, including Lehman Brothers, the New York Stock Exchange, and Neuberger Berman. Mr. Cecil served as Chairman of CP Kelco, a privately-held specialty chemicals company beginning in 2001 through its sale at the end of 2004. Mr. Cecil was the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. from 1994 until 2000. He was also a member of the Lehman Brothers' Operating and Executive Committees. Mr. Cecil joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. in 1980, was elected partner in 1986, and was a Director from 1991 through 1993. Mr. Cecil graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1976 with an A.B. in public and international affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School. He graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D. Magna Cum Laude in 1980 and, the same year, received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, graduating as a Baker Scholar. Mr. Cecil is a Senior Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Graham-Windham Agency and is also on the Board of Directors of The Graham School (a New York Special Act Public School). He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. Mr. Cecil also serves on the Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Conservation Council.
Mr. Flaherty was appointed to our Board on July 20, 2004. Mr. Flaherty has been Managing Director of Arcon Partners, LLC, a private investment firm since 2005, and is currently a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, Inc., which he joined in 1975. At McKinsey, Mr. Flaherty worked predominantly with financial institutions, as well as media and information companies. Mr. Flaherty is active in private investments and for many years served on, and led, McKinsey's Investment Advisory Committee, which is responsible for pension and discretionary partner investments, with a particular focus on alternative investments. He serves on the Boards of The Rockefeller University, The Foreign Policy Association, The Kenyon Review and TechnoServe. He serves as Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Flaherty is a graduate of Stanford University, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Harvard Business School.
Timothy T. Taussig President & Chief Operating Officer, Director
Prior to co-founding Epoch, Tim was Chief Operating Officer of Trident Investment Management, an investment firm managing mutual funds and hedge funds. He was responsible for the firm's business management, operations, and marketing. Prior to joining Trident, he was Managing Director and Member of the Global Executive Committee for Credit Suisse Asset Management and Co-Head of Marketing for Credit Suisse Asset Management worldwide where his management responsibilities included marketing, client services and e-commerce strategy across distribution channels. Before joining Credit Suisse's predecessor firm, BEA Associates, in 1985, he was a Director of Aetna Capital Management. Tim holds a BA from Dartmouth College and has completed investment courses at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Graduate School of Business and at New York University's Stern School of Business.
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