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Since 2001, Conrad Voldstad has been a founding Principal of New Jersey-based Arlington Hill Investment Management, LLC, which manages Arlington Hill Debt Strategies (Master), Ltd. a Cayman Islands debt and currency hedge fund. The fund opened to outside investors in 2002. Mr. Voldstad is also a founder, advisor and director of Pallium Investment Management, a start-up investment management company, majority-owned by the Bank of Montreal, that intends to create a AAA/Aaa rated company that will operate initially in the credit default swap and the cash credit markets. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Voldstad was Chief Executive Officer of Polestar Capital Group, LLC, a structured finance company that developed a proprietary technique for financing tenant improvements associated with commercial real estate leases. In 2000, Mr. Voldstad advised Dresdner Kleinwort Benson regarding its strategy for investment banking in the U.S. From 1988 to 1999, Mr. Voldstad was employed at Merrill Lynch, first in London (1988 to 1997) and then in New York. At Merrill Lynch in London, Mr. Voldstad became the Head of European Debt Markets (1995 to 1997). From 1997 to 1998, he was Co-Head of Global Debt Markets. From 1998 to 1999, he was a member of the Oversight Committee that liquidated the assets and positions of Long Term Capital. While at Merrill Lynch, London Mr. Voldstad was a founder and CEO of Merrill Lynch Derivative Products, the first derivative products company rated AAA/Aaa. Mr. Voldstad began his career at J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1974 where he was employed until 1988. Mr. Voldstad was the first head of J.P. Morgan’s Global Swap Group from 1984 to 1987. For his role in the development of the global derivatives business, Mr. Voldstad has been elected to the halls of fame of Risk Magazine and Derivatives Strategy Magazine. Mr. Voldstad has a J.D. degree from Fordham University, an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a B.A. degree from Boston College. Mr. Voldstad is a member of the Board of Overseers at the Amos Tuck School. | 