Wayne Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Regional Sales with 18 years of deep relationships in the Midwest financial services community.

Midwest-Greater Chicago Area

Promote Arrow Funds/Arrow Shares. Develop sales strategies to Wirehouses, RIA's, Regional B-D's to deliver relevant and timely solutions for financial advisors and their clients. Represent both mutual funds and ETF's. Marketed various solutions driven by industry leaders such as Dorsey Wright & Associates relative strength, Ford Equity Research (quality, value, and momentum), as well as smart beta type portfolios.

Developed sales and marketing campaigns to represent proprietary research driven portfolios in the managed futures category. Worked with various departments to help create, accumulate and preserve both existing client assets as well as new. Communicated with various broker dealers to service existing selling agreements and create new opportunities.

Midwest Region-Chicago

Responsible for all sales efforts of Alternative Investments to grow territory across Illinois and Wisconsin with Regional Broker dealers and Independent Financial Advisors. Represent Millburn Ridgefield managed futures strategy along with the Bull Path Long Short Fund. Develop relationships and seminar strategies to help advisors increase revenues.Maintain a high level of activity to increase market share.

Responsible for developing new sales while maintaining existing relationships As of December 31, 2007, 277.46% of 2007 Sales Goal, ranked third: gross sales of $255millionAs of December 31, 2006, 202.22% of 2006 Sales Goal, ranked first: gross sales of $90 millionFollowed business plan in order to effectively and efficiently market the Alger Philosophy and ProcessMarketed mutual funds and managed accounts to Wirehouses, Regionals, and RIA'sPresented business development ideas, client approved seminars, presentations, quarterly campaigns and portfolio updates expanding the total number of producersBuilt and expanded relationships with Investment Advisors and Key Centers of Influence at focus firms Coordinate efforts with Internal Wholesaling Partner, National Accounts and National Sales ManagerInternal Sales, Midwest Territory 2004-2006Supported Regional Marketing Manager in the field; Worked with Regional Marketing Manager in an effort to generate sales revenue in the Midwest Proactively developed relationships within territory to position Alger growth strategiesCoordinated efforts with Internal Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Key Accounts Answered inbound inquiries with regards to Alger Mutual Funds and Separately Managed ProductsTraveled within Midwest Region to Conferences and Sales Meetings with Regional Sales Manager

Covered all channels of Wirehouses, Banks, and multiple independents.Ranked number one for percentage of goal; number three in new assets Significant contributions assisting partner surpass sales goal of $180 million with sales of $220 millionNumerous recognitions for having most advisors registered with company sponsored advisor site Efficiently advanced territory and supported home office initiatives educating advisors and clients with value added programs that supported eleven diverse money managers, including Kayne Anderson, Seneca, Engemann, Zweig Acted as primary contact for advisor requests such as seminars, client reviews, portfolio updates, conference calls, and budget issues that created and strengthened many relationshipsQualified for the manager mentor groupIdentified and partnered with top producers resulting in fifty four $1million producersAssisted advisors, fiduciary clients, and customers through the production of customized portfolios and client conference calls that retained assets and brought in new salesDeveloped and implemented business plans to create new sales

B.S, Business Administration; Finance And Management Information Systems

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance, General