Myresponsibilities will be many including developing content that facilitates theeffective and responsible use of risk management derivatives and alternativeinvestments around the globe

Myresponsibilities will be many, including developing content that facilitates theeffective and responsible use of risk management, derivatives and alternativeinvestments around the globe. I very much look forward to keeping in touch witheveryone, and welcome the opportunity to meet new friends and associates in myrole with the CFA Institute", quoted from his informal announcement on lastFriday. Serving as former CEO of Miller Tabak Capital Management and Director of OptionAnalytics for Miller Tabak + Co., LLC., Mr. Haslett was responsible fordeveloping option related products, money management services and research forthe firm Mr. Haslett previously founded a derivatives-based investmentmanagement firm managing more than $300 million in conservative optionstrategies and spent two decades on the options trading floor, where he managedportfolios of stocks and options.

He had served as president (2003-2004) of the1700 member CFA Society of Philadelphia and is Chairman of the Board of Regentsfor the Financial Analysts Seminar (2005 to present) Mr. Haslett has alsotaught coursework on options at New York University (2007), Johns HopkinsUniversity (2006) and Rutgers University (1999 to 2001). He holds the FinancialRisk Manager certification (1999) and has received a Master of Liberal Artsdegree from the University of Pennsylvania (2001), a Master of BusinessAdministration with a concentration in Investment Management from DrexelUniversity (1982) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from ShippensburgUniversity (1980). He is the founding Chairman of the Derivatives Committee forNYSSA (2006) and is a member of the Institutional Investor Advisory Committeefor the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, a group of the largest buyside optionusers in North America.

About NYSSAThe New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) is a leading forum for theinvestment community. NYSSA`s mission is to promote best practices and thehighest professional and ethical standards in the industry. NYSSA, with over11,000 members, is the largest of the more than 135 societies worldwide thatmake up CFA Institute, which has more than 90,000 members. NYSSANatacha Lavelanet, Copyright Business Wire 2009. Well, well, well who'd have thought it.