Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 15, 2008

Patrick Haskell – Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (esph)

PATRICK HASKELL was appointed to the Board of Advisors of Ecosphere Technologies, Inc., in December 2007 and joined the company full time as Chairman and Co-CEO in June 2008. Mr. Haskell is a former Managing Director with HSBC, where he served as the Head of North American Rates, Sales and Trading from March 2005 until December 2006. He was also a member of HSBC's Markets Management Committee for the Americas. Mr. Haskell's career includes serving as a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). While at CSFB, he also served as Co-Head of Dollar Interest Rate Trading, a member of the Fixed Income Division's Operating Committee and chaired the firm's Managing Director Evaluation Committee. Mr. Haskell is Series 3, 7, 24 and 63 licensed. He holds a BA in Economics from Union College. Mr. Haskell has been a philanthropic supporter and Board member of Boys Hope Girls Hope since 1998 and was the organization's Vision of Hope Award Winner in 2006. He is also an active participant in the "Save-a-Limb Foundation." Profile
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