Sales Management

Christopher E. Deakins

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Institutional Sales Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Consultant Distribution Marketing

Extensive Alternative Investment career focused in the areas of Sales,

Marketing, NASD Broker Dealer and Investment Advisory functions. Raised

over $4 billion in Institutional and HNW capital allocations and maintain a

diverse network of quality relationships. Experience includes extensive

product development, marketing design, distribution, compliance and

executive management skills. Interests are best aligned with an

organization that desires to add a seasoned sales and marketing

professional to manage and maintain its existing business platform and

provide new growth.

Professional Experience

Excalibur Advisors LLC Old Greenwich, CT 2001 - 2009

Chief Operating Officer

Start-up Alternative Investment Consultant/CIO specializing in Hedge Fund

and Private Equity investments. Relationships include Taft-Hartley,

Public, Municipal, Private Equity and Consultants.

. Allocated over $400 million to Hedge Fund of Funds and Private Equity

. Director of Broker Dealer/SEC Registered Investment Advisor

. Senior Management, Client Development and Investor Support

. Designed customized investments in the Hedge Fund of Funds community

. Created Quantitative and Qualitative research database of the Hedge

Fund of Funds industry: sector exposure, peer rankings and sub-

category evaluations

. Manager Due Diligence and Portfolio Construction

EIM Management USA, Inc. New York, NY 2006 - 2008

EIM is a global Hedge Fund of Funds with assets of approximately 7 Billion.

Excalibur allocated discretionary capital to EIM for over 5 years,

representing 40% of their US client assets. Excalibur and its principals

joined the firm in late 2006, to expand US Institutional business

development, while retaining Excalibur's consulting practice.

. Institutional Hedge Fund of Funds Development

. $360,000,000 in assets managed

. Strategic Client Investment oversight and Investment Policy adherence

. Designed customized US Equity Long/Short Beta Overlay Programs

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John W. Henry & Co., Inc. Westport, CT 1995 - 2001

Vice President &Principal - Director of Global Sales

John W. Henry & Co., Inc. was one of several premier Global Macro CTA

advisors of this period. The firm developed a dominant global distribution

network and had numerous Institutional and High Net worth client

relationships. JWH consisted of 80 investment professionals and was based

in Westport, CT and Boca Raton, FL.

. Director of Global Sales, Distribution and Investor Services

. President of JWH Securities Inc.

. Member of the Executive Management Committee

. Raised over $2 Billion in net new capital

. Increased US penetration by 50%, Decreased redemption rate by 50%

The RXR Group, Inc. Stamford, CT 1986 - 1995

Vice President - National Sales

Start up multi-strategy/global macro hedge fund that raised $1.6 billion,

primarily in Institutional assets. Clients included State, Municipal,

Corporate and Pension accounts. RXR specialized in various technical

trading programs; dynamic option based hedging, asset allocation and global

investment programs. Firm was subsequently sold to State Street Global

Advisors.

. Institutional Client Development

. Created and coordinated US distribution network

. Designed several innovative fund products for national distribution

. Produced numerous product marketing initiatives:

Fund materials, newsletters, updates and industry publications

Prudential-Bache Securities Stamford, CT 1984 - 1986

Merrill Lynch Greenwich, CT 1982 - 1984

Education

Hartwick College, BA Oneonta, NY 1977 - 1981

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