The 20 Rising Stars of Wealth Management - 2007 - (Page 14) 5 CONSTANTINOS GRIGORIADIS 2 1 Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer Global Wealth Management Ltd., Athens Age: 41 Education: Deree College of the American College of Greece, Athens (B.S., Finance), American University (M.B.A., International Finance) Mentor(s): Paul Napoli, former vice chairman, U.S. Trust; Farida Khambata, regional v.p. of Asia & Latin America, International Finance Corporation, The World Bank; Dara Khambata, chair, International Business Department, American University Grigoriadis, who joined GWM in June 2006, launched the Athens-based, single-family office of an ultra-high-net worth Greek shipping family. He is responsible for asset allocation, due diligence, selection of managers, monitoring of returns and regulatory issues. Grigoriadis had been senior v.p. with U.S. Trust in New York, where he designed a sponsorship deal with the Connecticut Maritime Association and catered to UHNW and family office clients with over $50 million in investable assets. He joined U.S. Trust in 2004. He was president and ceo of Manhattan-based Alpha Finance U.S. Corporation, the broker-dealer and investment banking arm of Alpha Bank from 1999-2004. He was a portfolio manager with The World Bank from 1997-1999, responsible for non-U.S. developed and emerging equity markets for the bank’s $11.2 billion pension plan. He has been published in a variety of journals including Global Investment Management and International Financial Law Review in 1994, 1995 and Emerging Markets Investor in 1994-1997. He recently was co-sponsor of the Global Family Offices Forum in New York last year. “The shipping boom created significant liquidity and a need for strategic global asset allocation based on preferred risk appetite. The demand for personalized investment services and trusted advisors makes me consider [that] the conversion of our single-family to a multi-family office [may come] soon.” 6 LANA HOCK 1 Partner Hoffman and Hock, Inc., Phoenix Age: 43 Education: Kansas State University (B.S., Business Administration) Mentor(s): Gilbert Sabatka, founder and ceo, Sabatka Financial Advisory Services; Christopher Dorris, president, Dorris Performance Psychology; Harlan Hock, father Hock joined the Phoenix-based wealth management firm in 1993. She was made partner in 1999 and as one of two partners, has helped grow assets under management to $300 million. She focuses on women corporate executives and small business owners with over $3 million in assets. She oversees new business development, portfolio management and is chief compliance officer. She launched a divorce planning practice and holds the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation. Previously Hock was an advanced markets specialist with Klein & Associates Financial Planning from 1990 to 1993 and before that she was qualified plans assistant with Resources Trust Company from 1989 to 1990. She began with Sabatka Financial Advisory Services as a financial planner in 1984. Hock is a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant. She is a member of The Financial Planning Association and The Society of Financial Service Professionals. She is a frequent panelist at industry gatherings, mostly recently at the National Education Conference sponsored by AIG Financial Advisor Group in May. “As more people pull themselves up out of abject poverty into the middle class, discretionary spending will rise and people will seek what they want, when they want it, and how they want it. I believe as a ‘younger’ advisor in this industry, the real opportunity lies not in the solutions, but the delivery. Technology continues to make ‘what, when & how’ more creative.” 14 WEALTH MANAGEMENT RISING STARS 0 92 0 92 AUGUST 2007
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