Claymore Funds Announce Election of New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer
June 12 2008 - 3:40PM
Business Wire
The exchange-traded funds advised by Claymore Advisors, LLC and
certain closed-end funds advised by Claymore Advisors, LLC or
serviced by Claymore Securities, Inc. (the �Funds�) announce the
appointment by the boards of trustees of such Funds of J. Thomas
Futrell as the Chief Executive Officer of each Fund and Kevin M.
Robinson as the Chief Legal Officer of each Fund. Mr. Futrell and
Mr. Robinson succeed Mr. Nicholas Dalmaso, who previously served as
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer of each Fund. Mr.
Futrell is Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of
Claymore Group Inc. (�Claymore�), the parent company of Claymore
Advisors, LLC and Claymore Securities, Inc., and is responsible for
leading Claymore�s portfolio management, research and trading
teams, as well as formalizing overall investment strategy and
management approaches. Before joining Claymore, Mr. Futrell was
most recently Managing Director in charge of Research for Nuveen
Asset Management. Mr. Futrell received a B.A. in Economics from
Wheaton College, an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University, is a
CFA charterholder and is Series 7, 24 and 66 registered. Mr.
Robinson is Senior Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of Claymore and oversees the firm�s legal, compliance and
governance efforts. He was most recently at NYSE Euronext, Inc.,
where he served as Associate General Counsel for its Corporate
Practice Group. He previously worked at ABN Amro Inc., where he was
responsible for corporate and regulatory matters, and he served as
Senior Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. Mr. Robinson earned a J.D. from the
University of Iowa College of Law, and a B.A. from Coe College. He
is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Corporate
Counsel Association and the Society of Corporate Secretaries and
Governance Professionals. The Funds include all exchange-traded
funds advised by Claymore Advisors, LLC and the following
closed-end funds advised by Claymore Advisors, LLC or serviced by
Claymore Securities, Inc.: Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic
Opportunities Fund, Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity Fund,
Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund, Fiduciary/Claymore MLP
Opportunity Fund, Fiduciary/Claymore Dynamic Equity Fund,
Madison/Claymore Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund, MBIA
Capital/Claymore Managed Duration Investment Grade Municipal Fund,
Old Mutual/Claymore Long-Short Fund and TS&W/Claymore
Tax-Advantaged Balanced Fund. Claymore Advisors, LLC is an
affiliate of Claymore Securities, Inc. Claymore Securities, Inc. is
a privately-held financial services company offering unique
investment solutions for financial advisors and their valued
clients. Claymore entities have provided supervision, management,
servicing and/or distribution on approximately $18.2 billion in
assets, as of April 30, 2008. Claymore currently offers closed-end
funds, unit investment trusts and exchange-traded funds. Registered
investment products are sold by prospectus only and investors
should read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investors
should consider the investment objectives and policies, risk
considerations, charges and expenses of any investment before they
invest. For this and more information, please contact a securities
representative or Claymore Securities, Inc., 2455 Corporate West
Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532, 800-345-7999. Member FINRA/SIPC
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