Ricardo A. Luciano Promoted to Vice President of Research & Trading

Aug. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- New York, NY - Granite Springs Asset Management LLC is pleased to announce that Ricardo A. Luciano is now Vice President of Research & Trading.  "Ricardo’s increasingly valuable contributions to our research and trading capabilities warrant his promotion to Vice President," says Patrick Smith, CEO of Granite Springs Asset Management LLC.  "His analytical skills and strong work ethic have surpassed all of our expectations.  We are fortunate to have Ricardo working with us."

Mr. Luciano joined Granite Springs Asset Management LLC in April 2010 as Research Associate.  Prior to joining Granite Springs, Mr. Luciano was an analyst at Iguazu Capital Partners, a firm that specializes in South American private equity investments. Before that he was a public equity analyst at Sidoti & Co.  Mr. Luciano holds a B.A. in Economics from Brooklyn College and he has completed graduate coursework in Private Equity and Venture Capital at New York University.  Mr. Luciano is an affiliate member of the CFA Institute.

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Granite Springs Asset Management LLC is an investment advisory firm that specializes in fixed-income portfolio management and asset allocation strategies. The firm works with private clients, foundations, pension plans and other institutional investors.