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Christiana Yeager
Media Relations Manager
Golden Networking
516-761-4712
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Following up on the Grammys, Meridian Equity Partners
Veteran, Paul Dowding, at High Frequency Trading Reception
in New York City
High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), February 15, Will Bring
Together a Who’s Who of the Alternative Investments World, for an Evening of Networking and
Cocktails organized by Golden Networking in New York City
(January 15, 2012, New York) Paul Dowding, Managing Director, Meridian Equity Partners, and a professional
with over 25 years experience in the industrial and financial services sector will kick off High-Frequency
Trading Happy Hour, http://www.HFTHappyHour.com, the longest-running speed trading networking in New
York City. Mr. Dowding, along with his colleague Mr. Jonathan Corpina, Senior Managing Director, will speak
about NYSE Floor Broking for HFT & Algo Traders.
Mr. Dowding has lived and worked in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. Over the course of his
career, Mr. Dowding has worked for a number of major financial institutions, including Chase Manhattan Bank,
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, in the areas of global custody, securities lending,
private wealth management, prime brokerage, and equity finance. He has also supported other trading and
investment management businesses as well. In addition to working with equities, fixed income, exchange-traded
and OTC derivatives, his roles have included operations, client services, and project and product management.
As a product manager and consultant, Mr. Dowding has helped design, implement and justify platforms for
equity and fixed income prime brokerage, collateral and risk management, and Liquid, Credit & Structured
Product Trading Platforms. Mr. Dowding has also successfully run his own business-process consulting group,
Daedalus Oversight, and a creative licensing company, Putney Bridge Enterprises, LLC (PBE), since 2001.
Mr. Dowding previously graduated from Chase Manhattan Banks Operations Management Program and began
his career as a manufacturing engineer for Ford Motor Co. He holds a Bachelor of Science with honors in
Aeronautics & Astronautics from the University of Southampton, UK and is an Associate Member of the
Institute of Mechanical Engineers, UK. Mr. Dowding is FINRA Series 7, 63 & 24 registered.
High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York City is produced by Golden Networking
(http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs
and investors. Golden Networking has compiled the insights of top experts and industry practitioners and
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High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 DVD Video Package, "How Speed Traders Leverage
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High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop DVD Video Package, "Practical Implementation of High-
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2nd China Leaders Forum DVD Video Package, "Is the Chinese Dragon Poised for Global Dominance
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Distressed Investing Experts Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Analyzing and Valuing Distressed
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Derivatives Leaders Forum 2010 DVD Video Package, "Strategies for Increasing Profits under an
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