Analyst Vice President

Tom Abrams, CFA

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Westfield, NJ 07090 Cell: 908-***-****

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Accomplished equity analyst with a broad knowledge of the Energy and

Materials sectors. Background includes deep experience at leading

institutional firms analyzing large to small companies both international

and domestic, and with unique buy- and sell-side tenures. Approach

utilizes modeling, relevant valuations, proprietary sentiment indicators,

and both top-down and bottoms-up analysis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT (Ameriprise), New York, NY 2003-1/2013

Senior Research Analyst, Energy Sector.

. Covered from 2006 the large- and mid-cap energy sectors. Subsectors

included E&P's, Oil Field Services, Refiners, Global Integrated's,

Capital Equipment Manufacturers, and C-Corp MLP's. As an analyst,

supported all value, growth, and core teams across the capitalization

spectrum.

. Prior to 2006, responsible for the Basic Material sector including the

mid- and large-cap process industries in commodity and specialty

chemicals, metals, fertilizers, packaging, and aggregates.

. Buys outperformed Sells by 4.4% per year from 2005-2012.

. Co-managed Columbia's Energy and Natural Resources Fund and

Threadneedle's Global Energy Fund from mid-2011. Role included

marketing funds to advisors and retail clients.

. Member of Columbia's Proxy Review Committee.

DREYFUS CORPORATION, New York, NY 2001-2003

Senior Managing Analyst, Natural Resources, Large- and Mid-Caps.

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, New York, NY 1996-2000

Vice President, Sell-side Equity Analyst, Steel and Related.

. Consistently recognized by managements as one of the best analysts

publishing on their companies (Reuters).

. Lead North American Steel Analyst on Institutional Investors #1 Global

Steel Team.

. Recognized by the Wall Street Journal (earnings accuracy),

Institutional Investor, and Greenwich Associates as a leading industry

analyst.

. Supported all capital markets activity of the then leading global

steel investment banking effort.

OPPENHEIMER & CO., New York, NY 1995-1996

Vice President, Sell-side Equity Analyst, Steel and Non-ferrous Metals.

KIDDER, PEABODY & CO., New York, NY 1994

Vice President, Sell-side Equity Analyst, Steel and Non-ferrous Metals.

LORD, ABBETT & CO., New York, NY 1984-1994

Buy-side Equity Analyst. Covered the metal, paper, trucking, and pipeline

groups and some conglomerates.

EDUCATION

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Ithaca, NY

MBA, 1984, Finance and Accounting.

HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton, NY.

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1982, Economics Major, Dean's List.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Chartered Financial Analyst.

Special Projects: Langenberg & Co. - Attended industrial company meetings

and contributed to notes.

Guest Lecturer, Cornell Johnson School of Management.

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