Boston Celtics Partner with Old Mutual Asset Management to Unveil New Computer Lab at Condon Elementary School

BOSTON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Celtics Forward Brandon Bass and Guard Avery Bradley joined Team President Rich Gotham and Old Mutual Asset Management CEO Peter Bain, Chief Financial Officer Stephen Belgrad and BPS Superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson on Tuesday, March 27, for a tour of the computer lab, art room, activity center and game room at the Condon Elementary School in South Boston, newly renovated by the Celtics and Old Mutual. During the tour, the players and Bain were paired with local youth in an X-Box Kinect challenge.

"We had a lot of fun hanging out with the students, challenging them on X-Box and enjoying the delight on their faces when they first saw the new activity rooms that they will be able to learn and play in," Bass said.  "These students feel very special that their school was chosen for this big change."

The Condon Elementary School has 800 full time students and 600 summer school students and houses programs for the Boys and Girls Club and Boston Center for Youth and Families programs. The state of the art computer lab will feature eight new computers.  The renovation also includes an art room, activity center and an interactive game room featuring an X-Box Kinect.

"Education is the cornerstone of our community, and we are delighted by the opportunity to make such a tangible difference to this school's facilities," said Peter Bain, CEO of Old Mutual Asset Management. "The kids I met with deserve every opportunity to learn and thrive, and it is our hope that these renovations will help them achieve their full potential.  We're proud to have partnered with the Celtics on this project."  

The renovation project at the Condon School is another example of how Old Mutual and the Celtics have partnered to make an impact in the greater Boston community. Over the past year, the Celtics and Old Mutual have partnered to renovate educational facilities at the POSSE Foundation - Boston, as well as integrate employee volunteerism programs that have supported Rosie's Place and Cradles to Crayons.

About Old Mutual Asset Management
Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM) is a global multi-boutique investment organization, managing and growing a diverse portfolio of asset managers that serve institutional and individual investors around the world. The assets under management of OMAM's 17 affiliated investment firms were $231 billion as of December 31, 2011. OMAM is the name through which Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. conducts its U.S. asset management business. Its parent company is London-based Old Mutual plc. More information on OMAM, its member firms, and their investment teams and strategies, is available at www.oldmutualus.com.

About The Boston Celtics
A charter member of the Basketball Association of America (which evolved into the National Basketball Association) since 1946, the Boston Celtics have won a record 17 NBA Championships, including eight (8) in a row from 1959-1966, and have won NBA titles in three different eras. In addition, 32 former Celtics players, management or staff have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In December 2002 the team returned to local ownership for the first time since 1963. For more information on the Celtics, log on to www.celtics.com. 

SOURCE Old Mutual Asset Management