HAMILTON, Bermuda - (Business Wire) Mapleridge Fund Limited (MFL) announces that Keith L. Day has been elected as chair and an independent member of its Board of Directors on October 2, 2009. Mapleridge Capital Corporation, a leading systematic asset management firm, is the investment adviser for MFL. Day brings MFL’s Board of Directors to four members. “We are very pleased to have Keith join the board. His experience with organizations across many categories of the financial services industry coupled with an in-depth understanding of the alternative investment industry is a perfect combination,” said James Keyes, president and director, MFL.
“What impresses me about Mapleridge Capital Corporation is their long-term track record, solid infrastructure and commitment to research,” said Day.
Day has more than 30 years experience in trading financial and commodity instruments and investing in hedge funds and commodity trading advisors (CTAs). He has extensive experience in the alternative investment arena and most recently worked for a large sovereign wealth fund as Senior Portfolio Manager, managing multi-billion dollar portfolios of investments in hedge funds and CTAs and was responsible for manager selection, portfolio construction and risk management.
With a unique background across the entire spectrum of trading and investments, Day has been involved in asset management, trading, managing trading operations for large investment banks and trading organizations, served as London manager of a U.S. hedge fund, CTA senior partner, and worked at a trading company, broker and investment bank.
Prior to entering the investment arena, Day obtained a degree in Metallurgy from the University of Aston, Birmingham, and worked as technical manager for a nonferrous metal mining and refining company.
About Mapleridge Fund Limited
The investment objective of Mapleridge Fund Limited is to give Shareholders access to the rates of return available from an alternative investment in a diversified portfolio of global foreign exchange, bond, equity and commodity markets. Mapleridge Capital Corporation is the investment adviser to Mapleridge Fund Limited.
About Mapleridge Capital Corporation
Mapleridge Capital is an alternative investment management company with a ten-year track record of providing investment advice to Mapleridge Fund Limited and managed accounts. The advice is based on proprietary trading strategies and portfolio management processes that systematically trade futures contracts to generate returns for investors.
MSCO
Suzan French, 917-284-8523
sfrench@msco.com
