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Global Custodian magazine inducts industry legends into its Securities Services Hall of Fame

New York seminar and dinner the first event in the magazine’s yearlong 20th anniversary celebration

New York and London – On June 25, 2009, Global Custodian inducted its US-based legends into its Securities Services Hall of Fame, the first event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Global Custodian magazine in September 1989.

The Securities Services Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in New York City, and the preceding seminar, entitled, "Back to the Future: What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of the Securities Services Industry," were sponsored by The Bank of New York Mellon, State Street and Brown Brothers Harriman.

The legends inducted into the Hall of Fame were drawn from global custody, sub-custody, central depositories, clearing houses, securities lending and financing, mutual fund administration, hedge fund administration, private equity fund administration and prime brokerage.

In choosing the legends, the editors of Global Custodian took an approach not dissimilar to the induction of baseball players into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, according to Dominic Hobson, editor in chief of Global Custodian.

"The men and women inducted into the Hall of Fame have shown a long record of service to the industry, outstanding effort, ability or innovation within it, and the finest personal qualities," says Hobson. "We have sought also to recognize individuals who are appreciated beyond their own firms and countries of origin, and who have made an unusual or marked contribution to the growth or development of the industry."

Profiles of these legends are being published on a rolling basis in Global Custodian magazine and on GlobalCustodian.com

The second induction dinner and celebration will be held in London on October 1.

The legends (in alphabetical order):

Bo Abesamis
Joe Anastasio
Mark Aprahamian
Dean Backer
Dre Barton
Ed Blount
Taylor Bodman
Nicholas Bonn
Douglas Bonner
Leona Bridges
Marianne Brown
Adam Bryan
John Budzyna
Mary Ann Callahan
Bob Caporale
Marsh Carter
Art Certosimo
Pat Cestaro
Ranjit Chatterji
Jill Considine
Pat Costello
John Cotter
Glen Dailey
Robert Darmanin
John DiRocco
Digger Donahue
Christine Donovan
David Dunlop
Howard Edelstein
William Edgerly
Alex Ehrlich
Dominick Emmanuelli
Gary Enos
Richard Ernesti
Vivian Eversole
Bob Gartland
Dan Goelzer
Ron Golz
Randall Guynn
Mark Haas
Stu Hendel
Jay Hooley
Oscar Huettner
Pat Jack
Sandy Jaffee
Tim Keenan
Curt Kohlberg
Conrad Kozak
Brian Lamb
Lou Lebedin
Marina Lewin
Barbara Lewnowski
Oskar Lewnowski
George Liberopoulos
Mitch Lieberman
Susan Livingston
Ron Logue
Thomas MacMillan
James Malgieri
David Mann
David Miller
Heidi Miller
Michael Minikes
Kevin Mirabile
Maureen Miskovic
Ed Neeck
Jim Palermo
Ray Parodi
Thomas Perna
Jose; Placido
Rich Portogallo
Andrew Rand
Thomas Renyi
Lou Ricciardelli
Fred Ricciardi
Nick Roe
Mike Rogers
Neeraj Sahai
William Salus
Vince Sands
Lenny Schrank
Neil Sherman
Bob Sherry
Bob Sloan
Keri Smith
Kevin Smith
Tim Smollen
Peter Starr
Avi Stein
Tom Swayne
Stokley Towles
Alan Trager
Jose Ramon Urrestarazu
Philip Vasan
Steve Vermut
Ralph Vitale
Joe Weinhoffer
Seth Weinstein
Tom Wipf
Kurt Woetzel

For more information, please contact:
Dominic Hobson
Editor-in-Chief
Global Custodian
dhobson@globalcustodian.com
Or

Alexandra DeLuca
Managing Editor
Global Custodian
adeluca@globalcustodian.com
718.243.2942

About Global Custodian

Global Custodian is the leading magazine covering the international securities services business. Published six times a year (six main issues and four or five supplements) by Asset International, Global Custodian provides analysis and commentary on the latest news and events taking place in the international securities industry.

About Asset International, Inc.

Asset International Inc. is a privately held publisher and information provider to global pension funds, asset managers, financial advisers, banking service providers, and other financial institutions in the private and public sector. The company, founded in 1989, provides best-in-class content to the investment services industry across a wide variety of publications and events across the globe. Asset International produces and distributes print and digital publications, conferences, research and data resources via its industry-leading brands PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER, Global Custodian and newest brand, ai5000™. The company was acquired in January 2009 by Austin Ventures and has offices in Stamford, CT, New York and London.