Oyster Consulting Continues Attracting Top Financial Industry Talent

RICHMOND, Va., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In less than three years, Oyster Consulting has already solidified their position within the financial services industry as top talent continues joining the Richmond, Virginia-based firm. Within weeks of each other, Oyster hired two more renowned financial industry executives: Paul F. Costello and Ann M. Griffith, Esq. As Directors, Costello and Griffith will apply decades of experience and leadership to support the 30-person firm's comprehensive consulting services.

"Paul and Ann are major players in the investment industry — consultants any firm in the country would like to hire," explains Buddy Doyle, Founding Principal and Managing Director. "By joining Oyster Consulting, they add depth to our sophisticated team and demonstrate our firm's power and substance."

At Oyster Consulting, Paul F. Costello will provide strategic consulting and support business development by leveraging his powerful industry knowledge and relationships. Costello brings over three decades of experience in leadership roles for wealth and investment management, asset servicing and insurance businesses, including:

• Founding Principal, Onyx Associates, LLC
• President, Business Services Group and COO, Wachovia Securities
• President and CEO, First Clearing, LLC
• President, Mentor Family of Mutual Funds
• President and CEO, First Variable Life Insurance Company

Ann M. Griffith, Esq. will employ her breadth of knowledge in regulatory compliance implementation and testing, gained from over 20 years of industry experience as director and in-house counsel positions at:

• World Bank's International Finance Corporation
• FINRA (f/k/a NASD)
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Credit Suisse Securities (f/k/a Credit Suisse First Boston)

In addition to these two significant hires, Doyle has ambitious recruiting plans for the next two years, as Oyster Consulting continues growing to meet the needs of their ever-widening client base.

ABOUT OYSTER CONSULTING

Oyster Consulting supports financial services firms with high-level audit, compliance, financial, strategic management, operational and technology consulting services. In the intricate and ever-evolving financial services industry, we focus on creating simplicity in a complex environment. Our consultants bring over five centuries of combined experience to provide practical solutions that help broker/dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs and private equity firms protect and grow their businesses.

CONTACT
Buddy Doyle
Founding Principal and Managing Director
804.965.5403
[email protected]

SOURCE Oyster Consulting