BACKGROUND OF THE PRINCIPALS


Craig S. Wilkinson, President
Prior to founding TMS in 1993, he served as Vice President and Manager of FX Risk Exposure in the Foreign Exchange Division at Texas Commerce Bank in Houston, Texas. This Division was responsible for making markets for corporate clients and Interbank counterparties in Foreign Exchange and related products while initiating and managing proprietary trading programs for its own account.
Prior to Texas Commerce Bank he spent two years in Wellington, New Zealand as the Senior Vice President and Head of Foreign Exchange & Foreign Currency Products for Bank of New Zealand, the largest indigenous commercial bank in that country. In this capacity he directed all activities of a highly visible 18 member dealing team that maintained an active presence in Spots, Forwards, Multi-Currency Deposit Trading, Currency and Interest Rate Swaps and related derivative products such as Options, Futures and Forward Rate Agreements. In addition, he also had joint responsibility for the National Sales team, Global Asset/Liability Management and a seven nation Global Dealing Room Network.
Prior to moving to New Zealand Mr. Wilkinson worked as Vice President and Treasurer of Bank of New Zealand's Los Angeles Office where he was responsible for establishing BNZ as the dominant Australasian Trading Room in the Western United States. Responsibilities included staffing, training and implementation of business plans for the Interbank Trading, Asset/Liability Management and the Corporate Advisory teams.
Prior to working with BNZ, Mr. Wilkinson was actively involved in all aspects of Treasury Management with Bank of America. Serving as Vice President & Chief Trader of Interbank Trading, Head of the Financial Markets Advisory Service and Head Trader of the Option Desks. His primary responsibilities included formulating business plans, meeting targeted financial objectives, staffing, training and shared supervisory responsibilities for a 23 member dealing team.
Prior to Bank of America Mr. Wilkinson functioned for two years as the Assistant Vice President & Head Trader of the ABN/AMRO Bank NV in Los Angeles. There he managed a Foreign Exchange and Eurodollar trading operation that focused on expanding its multinational corporate base through accurate market information and highly personalized service.
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