Senior Team Members Biographies:

MICHAEL GIBBONS, Managing Director, Head of European Sales & Trading:  Prior to joining Aladdin, Mr. Gibbons led a career in illiquid, emerging markets, high yield and distressed asset trading and investment. His most recent position was as the Head of Distressed Debt and Special Situations at BNP Paribas in London. Previously, Mr. Gibbons held positions at Commerzbank AG, Nomura Int’l HK Ltd, Sumitomo Finance Asia, Baring Securities HK Ltd., and Bankers Trust Int’l Plc.  Mr. Gibbons holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Dublin and a diploma in Professional Accounting from Queens University Belfast.

BRIAN ROBERTSON, Managing Director, Head of European Trading and Syndicate: Prior to joining Aladdin, Brian was a Managing Director with Bank of America where he was the Head of International Syndicate from 2005 through 2008.  In this position, Brian was in charge of Syndicate teams in Europe and Asia, responsible for the issuance of both high grade and high yield bonds. Previously, Brian held the position of Principal, Financial Institutions and SAS Syndicate at Bank of America where he was responsible for Financial Institutions and Sovereign, Agency, and Supranational issuance.   Prior to Bank of America, Brian was most recently a Director, Fixed Income Syndicate with Lehman Brothers International where he was in charge of Sovereign, Agency, Supranational and all other public sector issuance including Emerging Markets.  Brian started his career with Bankers Trust Company where he was responsible for both covering firm shorts and taking proprietary positions trading US Treasuries in the Repo market.  Brian holds a BA from The University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School.