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• Lionel Erdely Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Alternative Investments Lionel Erdely joined Lyxor Asset Management S.A. ("Lyxor AM") in 2002 as a Fund of Hedge Funds Manager responsible for the "top-down" allocation process for Lyxor's Investment Committee. Mr. Erdely was appointed as the Head of Lyxor's Alternative Investments business in 2004 and is a member of the Lyxor Management Committee and the Executive Committee. He moved to New York in April 2009 to take additional responsibilities as CEO of Lyxor Asset Management Inc. ("Lyxor US"), Lyxor AM's U.S. - based asset management subsidiary. Prior to joining Lyxor AM, Mr. Erdely was a Vice President in the Equity Corporate Finance department of Société Générale where he worked on several IPOs, capital increases and convertible bond issues, mainly on the German market. Mr. Erdely holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance from ESSEC in Paris.
• Dennis Heskel, PhD Managing Director & Head of Hedge Fund Research Dennis Heskel joined Lyxor US in 2007 as the Global Head of Research in charge of hedge fund manager selection. Before joining Lyxor US, he was a Founder and Managing Member of Second City Alternatives LLC. Prior to founding Second City, Mr. Heskel was the Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Mansur Capital Corporation and previously served as the Head of New Product Development at WestAM. Before WestAM, Mr. Heskel was a Senior Vice President of Quantitative Marketing at Forstmann-Leff International and an Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management at Refco Inc. where he advised institutions worldwide on portfolio construction and risk control. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A from the University of Chicago, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.
• Thomas Manuel Director, Head of Event-Driven Strategies Thomas Manuel has been with Lyxor AM since 2005. He joined Lyxor US in 2009 and is responsible for overseeing hedge fund investments in the event-driven universe. Prior to joining Lyxor US, he spent four years as the Head of the Event-Driven Strategies desk within Lyxor AM. While there, he held research, fund selection and risk management responsibilities. Prior to joining Lyxor AM, Mr. Manuel was a Senior Analyst and Co-Portfolio Manager at Loze & Associés from 2001 to 2005. Before joining Loze & Associés, he worked for two years at Standard & Poor's (Paris) as a Fund Analyst. From 1997 to 1999, he worked for Société Générale (London) as a Risk Analyst on the bond, FX and equity markets. Mr. Manuel graduated from ESC Reims and holds a Master’s degree and a B.A. in Finance and Economics.
• Scott Merkel, CFA Director, Head of Equity Strategies Scott Merkel joined Lyxor US in 2006 and is responsible for overseeing hedge fund investments in the long/short equity universe. He previously spent nine years in Credit Suisse's Funds and Alternative Solutions Group where he had both portfolio management and analyst responsibilities, initially as a Generalist and then as an Equity Specialist. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was a Risk Analyst on the Fixed Income Trading Floor at UBS from 1996 to 1997. Mr. Merkel graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester and holds a B.A. in Economics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
• Fabien Pavlowsky Director, Head of Global Macro and CTA Strategies Fabien Pavlowsky joined Lyxor US in 2010 and is responsible for overseeing hedge fund investments in the global macro and CTA space. Prior to joining Lyxor US, he spent 8 years at fund of funds manager Financial Risk Management (FRM) in both New York and London. Most recently Mr. Pavlowsky headed the directional trading sector at FRM and was responsible for manager selection on global macro and CTA funds.  Mr. Pavlowsky holds an MSc from the Ecole Centrale Paris in France with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Finance.
• Ricardo Mosquera Director, Head of Quantitative Analysis and Reporting Ricardo Mosquera joined Lyxor US in 2007 and is the Head of Quantitative Analysis and Reporting for hedge funds and portfolios in the New York Hedge Fund Research Team.  He has extensive expertise in portfolio optimization and hedge fund replication processes. Mr. Mosquera has over twenty years of experience working in alternative investments, including the development of financial trading systems at Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and other financial services companies. He graduated in 1987 with a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
• Scott Mixon, PhD Director & US Cross-Asset Strategist Scott Mixon has worked with Lyxor AM since 2007. Before joining Lyxor AM, Mr. Mixon was a Director of Equity Derivatives Research at UBS Investment Bank. He began his career as a Quantitative Asset Allocation Analyst at SBC Warburg Dillon Read in London. Most recently, Mr. Mixon worked at Bates White, LLC, an economic consulting firm in Washington, D.C., where he provided litigation consulting services. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University and a B.S. from The Florida State University. His academic research focused on market volatility, financial history, and option markets, and he has been published in leading periodicals such as the Journal of Financial Economics.
• Lior Segev Managing Director & Chief Administrative Officer Lior Segev joined Lyxor US as Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer in March 2006.  Mr. Segev assumed the role of Chief Administrative Officer in May 2011.  Prior to joining the company, Mr. Segev was an associate with the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP in New York from August 1998 to February 2006.  Mr. Segev graduated from New York University Law School (LL.M) and from the University of Wales, Cardiff Law School (LL.B). Prior to attending law school in August 1994, Mr. Segev served in the Israeli Navy and graduated from the Naval Academy.
• Michael Bernstein Director, Head of US Pensions & Consultants Michael Bernstein joined Lyxor US in 2009 and is responsible for developing Lyxor's relationships with U.S.-based consultants and institutional investors, including pensions, endowments and foundations. Previously, he was the head of North American marketing for FRM Americas LLC where he served as lead relationship manager and marketed hedge fund strategies to the firm's North American clients, which included several of the top pensions and endowments in the U.S. and Canada. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bernstein was a management consultant for financial industry clients including Barclays Global Investors, JP Morgan, and MasterCard. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College, holds CFA and CAIA charters, and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.
• Timothy Parrott Managing Director & Client Relationship Manager Timothy Parrott joined Lyxor US in 2007 as Head of Hedge Fund Advisory Services ("HFAS"). Within HFAS, Mr. Parrott oversees the construction of customized hedge fund portfolios for institutions, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds. Mr. Parrott has over twenty years of experience in the financial services industry, including serving as Executive Director and Head of the European Futures business for Lehman Brothers in London. Mr. Parrott holds a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College.
• Steven Geovanis Managing Director & Chief Risk Officer Steven Geovanis joined Lyxor US as Chief Risk Officer in 2007. Mr. Geovanis was a Founding Partner and Head of Macro Trading at Citigroup's Tribeca Hedge Fund. Previously, he was Head of Market Risk for the Americas at HSBC and a member of HSBC's Asset and Liability Committee. Mr. Geovanis was a Founding Partner of Summit Capital where he was responsible for foreign exchange trading and market risk. He spent most of his career at Merrill Lynch where he ran Global Foreign Exchange Trading and served as President of Merrill Lynch International Bank. At Merrill, he also headed the Global Currency and Bond Option Desks. Mr. Geovanis received his B.A. from Harvard University and M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Brynn Coursey Heegan Director & Head of Operational Due Diligence Brynn Coursey Heegan joined Lyxor US in 2006 to help lead the operational due diligence team in New York. From 2002 to 2005, Mrs. Heegan was the Controller of Kensico Capital Management Corporation. From 2000 to 2002, Mrs. Heegan was an Analyst within Morgan Stanley's Prime Brokerage Group. From 1998 to 2000, she was an Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. Prior to joining Arthur Andersen's Asset Management Audit Practice, she worked within their Tax Advisory Services Practice. Mrs. Heegan received a B.S. in Public Accounting with a specialization in Legal and Ethical Studies from Fordham University.
• Edward Piekarski Director & Chief Financial Officer Edward Piekarski joined Lyxor US in 2007 and has more than twenty years of experience as a financial manager. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Vice President, Controller, Treasurer, and Chief Compliance Officer of Azimuth Asset Management, LLC from 2005 through 2007. From 2000 through 2004, he served as Controller of Alpha Investment Management, LLC, and from 2004 through 2005, he served as Controller of Safra Asset Management Corporation, which acquired Alpha's fund of hedge funds business. His prior experience also includes financial management roles with several firms, including JFK International Air Terminal LLC, Barclays Group Inc., and Metallgesellschaft Corp. Mr. Piekarski holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Pace University, a B.S. in Business Administration from Long Island University, and an Accounting Certificate from Hofstra University.
• Gary Beckham Chief Compliance Officer Mr. Beckham joined Lyxor US in October 2008 and has served as Chief Compliance Officer since May 2011. Prior to joining Lyxor US, Mr. Beckham was a Senior Compliance Officer at ING Investment Management from February 2006 to September 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Beckham was a Compliance Officer for Reich & Tang Asset Management and an Administrative Officer for AllianceBernstein (formerly Alliance Capital Management) since January 2001. He was a Legal Analyst and Associate Manager at Prudential Investments from November 1999 to December 2000. Mr. Beckham has also served as a legal assistant at the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP since September 1996. Mr. Beckham earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice and graduated from St. Johns University in May 1996.