LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerald Asset Management, Inc., an investment holding company with approximately $2 billion in assets, has announced a key addition to its senior management team as it prepares for continuing future growth. Emerald Founder and CEO Joseph E. Besecker announced the following staff addition:
- Richard Juliano has joined Emerald Asset Management, Inc. as chief operating officer. He will work with the Company’s CEO and be responsible for growing Emerald’s portfolio of subsidiary companies and managing Emerald’s financial capabilities. Rich formerly was the owner of several businesses and the chief operating officer/ chief financial officer of Bulova Technologies, a defense contractor and contract manufacturer. He has extensive experience in M&A strategy development and implementation. He also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior audit manager. Mr. Juliano is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of certified public accountants and the American institute of certified public accountants.
“We are proud to add exceptional talent and considerable experience to the Emerald team,” Joe Besecker said. “We at Emerald are bullish on the future and are adding to our core competencies to prepare for significant growth ahead,” he said. Mr. Juliano will be based at Emerald’s new global headquarters in Leola, PA. Emerald moved to a larger headquarters in November, 2011 as part of its ongoing growth-oriented product development and acquisition strategy. Emerald also maintains offices in King of Prussia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1991, Emerald Asset Management, Inc. is a diversified investment management company that operates thru its wholly-owned subsidiaries Emerald Advisers, Inc. and Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust. Emerald Advisers and PMG jointly own Emerald Fixed Income Advisers, LLC. Assets managed by these companies totaled approximately $2 billion as of March 31, 2012. “Driven by Research,” Emerald employs an intense fundamental, research-focused investment philosophy and focuses primarily on growth-oriented equity investing and high-quality disciplined fixed-income investing.
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