Hedgeye Names Louis Gagliardi as Managing Director of Energy

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Sep 15, 2010, 10:00 ET

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Hedgeye Risk Management, a leading independent provider of real-time investment research and ideas, today announced that industry veteran Louis Gagliardi will join the firm as Managing Director of Energy.

Gagliardi has over 19 years experience in the Oil & Gas industry; as a Senior Equity Analyst at John S. Herold, M&A Analyst at Thomson Corp., and as a Senior Project Analyst at Texaco. Gagliardi was noted in Robert Bryce's book as being an "Analyst Who Thinks" and on publishing on Enron, states, "the first time any major Wall Street research firm had dared question Enron's valuation." Gagliardi is also known for alerting investors as early as 2003 ahead of buying opportunities in emerging markets: Brazil's Petrobras, Russia's Lukoil, China's PetroChina, Austria's OMV, and Hungary's MOL. Gagliardi has been cited throughout the media including CNBC, NY Times, Forbes, and Financial Times.

Keith McCullough, CEO of Hedgeye notes, "We're thrilled to have Lou champion our Energy effort and add to our growing platform; he brings experience across investment analysis and corporate, a stellar track record, and a history of thinking independently on behalf of his clients. To that end, we're confident that his standards and expertise will hold up to our client's expectations, and our reputation."

Hedgeye Risk Management will officially launch its Energy sector research and services to subscribers on September 16, 2010.

In his new role at Hedgeye, Gagliardi will become a key member of the firm's highly regarding research roster, which includes Keith McCullough (Macro), Brian McGough (Retail), Todd Jordan (Gaming, Lodging & Leisure), Howard Penney (Restaurants), Josh Steiner (Financials) and Tom Tobin (Healthcare). The firm has rapidly expanded to over 40 people since it launched in April 2008.

ABOUT HEDGEYE RISK MANAGEMENT

Hedgeye Risk Management is an online financial media and research company that operates as a virtual hedge fund. Focused exclusively on generating and delivering actionable investment ideas, the firm combines quantitative, bottom-up and macro analysis with an emphasis on timing. The Hedgeye team features some of the world's most regarded research analysts – united around a vision of independent, un-compromised real-time investment research as a service. Visit www.hedgeye.com <http://www.hedgeye.com> for more information.

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