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- Rampart Expands Executive Team with Promotions of Three Investment Professionals January 8, 2008
Rampart Investment Management, a leading asset management firm specializing in option strategies, announced today the promotions of three investment specialists to its executive team. Eric W. Matteson and Nicholas G. Penna were named vice presidents and Eric Granat was named assistant vice president, according to Ronald M. Egalka, president and chief executive officer.
“Rampart has experienced substantial growth over the past few years, and these promotions underscore the important contributions of these three individuals toward that success,” said Egalka. “Broadening Rampart’s executive ranks commensurate with the firm’s growth is an important step in our firm’s ability to provide industry leading option-based solutions and services to our clients.”
Matteson and Penna joined Rampart in 2005 and 2004, respectively, as portfolio managers and traders. Their responsibilities include portfolio management of option positions, trading and monitoring of option positions, and serving as day-to-day client liaisons for key accounts. Matteson received a Master of Science in finance from Northeastern University in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science in management from the University of Rhode Island in 1996. Penna received a Bachelor of Arts in finance from the University of Notre Dame in 1987.
Granat joined Rampart in 2005 and is an assistant portfolio manager for the firm. His responsibilities include handling client option transactions, monitoring key client accounts, and providing trade, reporting and systems analysis. Granat received a Master of Business Administration from Babson College in 2006 and a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Salve Regina University in 1997.
