| Dr. Rama Rao
Dr. Rama Rao is the President
and CEO of RR Capital Management (RRCM), an investment management
company that he founded in 1997. Dr. Rao is of the belief that for
preserving and growing wealth, there is no better way than investing,
and to create wealth, there is no better way than being an entrepreneur.
Before founding RRCM, Dr. Rao was Chairman and CEO of Excel Technology,
Inc., a highly profitable and successful technology based company
that he started in his garage like many other high tech US companies.
From 1991 to 1996, Excel grew from one employee to 300 employees,
from 1,000 sq. ft of space to 100,000 sq. ft., from one location
in Long Island to five locations with a worldwide presence, and
from less than $100,000 in annual revenue to more than $50 million.
The Company was honored by INC. magazine as one of the top 10 fastest
growing small companies in U.S. both in 1994 and 1995. Prior to
founding this company, he worked in various capacities at Weck Surgical
Systems, Unitron Instruments and Biotronics Associates. Dr. Rao
received his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from
the University of Illinois at Chicago (UICC). He also earned a Bachelor
of Science degree with Honors from St. Xaviers College of
Ranchi University in India.
Mr.
Jerry J. Szilagyi
Mr. Szilagyi is a member of
KPMG Peat Marwick LLPs Investment Management Services consulting
practice. He has extensive experience advising on business strategy
and mergers and acquisitions, analyzing financial performance and
developing profit improvement strategies for asset management and
other financial services institutions. Before joining KPMG, Mr.
Szilagyi was a senior manager in the Financial Services Consulting
practice at Price Waterhouse. Prior to that, he was a Director of
Business Planning and Financial Analysis at American Express, an
internal consultant at National Westminster Bank, USA and a registered
representative for First Investor Corporation. Mr. Szilagyi received
a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from New York
University. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
and Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Mr. Szilagyi is a member of the Association for Investment Management
and Research and the New York Society of Securities Analysts. He
is also a regular speaker and author on topics related to merger
and acquisitions in the investment management industry and performance
improvement in financial institutions.
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