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 CYRIL M. THECCANAT
President
Chief Investment Officer |
 PETER A. HEINE
Managing Director
Senior Portfolio Manager |
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 NIRMAL SINGH
Senior Vice President
Senior Portfolio Manager |
 MITCHELL WILBANKS, CFA
Vice President
Portfolio Manager |
 GEORGE ONISIFOROU
Vice President
Associate Portfolio Manager
Securitized Sectors Analyst |
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 DON ELSENBROCK
Vice President
Quantitative Analyst |
 JOHN SCOTT, CFA
Vice President
Trader/Credit Analyst |
 MICHAEL KRAVITZ
Assistant Vice President
Credit Analyst |
 CYRIL M. THECCANAT is President and Chief Investment Officer of Smith Graham & Company. He is Chairman of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Cyril has over 24 years of experience in the investment management business. At Smith Graham, Cyril is directly responsible for the management and oversight of the investment teams that manage over $4 billion in global fixed income and equity portfolios for institutional clients. Prior to joining Smith Graham, Cyril was a Managing Director and Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager for over 13 years with U.S. Trust Company in New York. He was directly responsible for managing $2.4 billion in the Institutional Fixed Income Division. Prior to U.S. Trust, Cyril was a Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert where he was responsible for foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk management. Earlier in his career, Cyril was a senior consultant for 6 years with Chase Econometrics where he developed a variety of econometric-based models including multivariate regression and time-series models for clients in the financial, technology, utility and consumer goods industries.
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PETER A. HEINE is Co-Head of Fixed Income, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for Smith Graham. Peter has over 18 years experience in the investment industry. In his role as Co-Head of Fixed Income, he has a leadership role at both Smith Graham’s New York location as well as the Houston location. Prior to joining Smith Graham, Peter was a Managing Director with Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. For over 13 years, he has developed and managed fixed income portfolios across the yield curve with a special focus on the credit sector. Peter’s prior experience includes positions at both Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. as well as NY LIFE Securities, Inc. Peter has completed Level I of the CFA program and has his B.S. from the University of Connecticut. For two years, immediately after completing his degree, Peter was a professional hockey player in the East Coast Hockey League.
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NIRMAL SINGH is Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager. With over 27 years in the investment industry, Nirmal’s experience is considerable with a special expertise in the securitized area. Most recently, Nirmal was a Managing Director at Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. He further honed his expertise in this area as a Senior Vice President, MBS Research/Transactions Strategies Group at Lehman Brothers. Nirmal began his career atFederal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) as a research analyst in the Corporate Planning/MBS Group. Nirmal received his MBA from the University of North Carolina and his BSc (Engineering) from Panjab University in India.
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MITCHELL WILBANKS, CFA is Vice President and Portfolio Manager. He has over 8 years of experience with institutional cash and low duration portfolios. At Smith Graham, Mitchell is responsible for managing Cash Management, Enhanced Cash and Low Duration portfolios. He is also responsible for trading money market and Government securities. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Financial Analyst with First Southwest Co., in Austin, Texas. His responsibilities included coordinating investment reporting for 25 institutional fixed income portfolios with assets totaling over $6 billion. Mitchell also monitored on a daily basis, 20 primary and regional dealers for holdings including agency, treasury, and commercial paper securities. He assisted in trade operations and documentation, and consulted on special projects including: benchmark analyses, historical spreads, cashflows, income/yield analyses, credit analyses, and policy comparisons. He received an MBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University and a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Mitchell is a CFA charterholder and has also received Series 7 and 66 NASD Licenses.
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GEORGE ONISIFOROU is Vice President, Associate Portfolio Manager/Securitized Sectors Analyst. He has over 15 years of experience in the fixed income securitized sectors. At Smith Graham, George is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and making relative value recommendations in the securitized fixed income sectors including mortgage-backed, asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and CMO securities. Prior to joining the firm, George served as an analyst and trader with Coastal Securities in Houston, Texas. At Coastal, his responsibilities included the relative value analysis of securities in the securitized sectors including mortgage-backed, adjustable rate mortgages, and collateralized mortgage securities. He also served as a CMO trader. George received an MS in Finance from the University of Houston at Clear Lake and BBA in Management from the University of Texas at Austin.
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DON ELSENBROCK is Vice President and Quantitative Analyst. He has 19 years of experience in fixed income research, portfolio management, and trading. At Smith Graham, Don’s responsibilities include quantitative and credit analysis as well as a specialist in the non-dollar sector including currencies. He is a member of the firm’s Compliance Committee. His experience includes securities trading, research and portfolio management. Additionally, he was an options market maker, and floor trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Don received an MA and BS in Economics from the University of Houston. He has also received Series 7, 24, 55, and 66 NASD Licenses. Don is a Level II CFA candidate.
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JOHN SCOTT, CFA is Vice President and Trader/Credit Analyst for Smith Graham. He has over 19 years experience in the institutional fixed income industry. Prior to joining Smith Graham, John was a member of the fixed income group with Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. In addition to trade execution, John's responsibilities included providing portfolio mangers relative value ideas in the credit sector. John received a BS from SUNY, Oneonta. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and CFA Institute.
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MICHAEL KRAVITZ is an Assistant Vice President and Credit Analyst for Smith Graham. He has more than a decade of experience in the investment industry. Michael began his career at Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. where he contributed to the fixed income team’s analysis of credit securities. Michael received his BS from Villanova University and MBA from New York University Stern School of Business.
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