Thomas Kobylarz

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Thomas Kobylarz worked as a Relationship Manager at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2004.
He then worked as a Vice President at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 2004 to 2009.
From 2009 to 2011, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Saiers Capital LLC.
He later served as the Chief Financial Officer at Harmony Merger Corp.
from 2014 to 2016.
Kobylarz's education includes an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University, which he received in 1999.

Former positions of Thomas Kobylarz

Companies	Position	End
Saiers Capital LLC Saiers Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saiers Capital operates global multi-strategy investment funds that currently focus on volatility arbitrage, while employing other arbitrage strategies (such as risk arbitrage, convertible bond arbitrage, capital structure arbitrage) and directional strategies. The funds are authorized to invest, directly or indirectly, in all types of securities and instruments, both US and non-US, and to participate in other potentially profitable opportunities, including the short selling of securities. Examples of securities traded and other investments made include listed and over-the-counter options, equity and debt securities and listed and over the counter derivatives, ETFs, futures, variance swaps, correlation swaps, equity swaps, credit default swaps, foreign exchange and commodities. Saiers Capital's investment strategies include: (1) volatility arbitrage (2) long and short investments (3) fixed-income securities and derivatives (4) commodity securities and derivatives (5) futures contracts and other derivatives (6) foreign exchange/foreign currency (7) PIPEs (8) special situations and risk arbitrage (9) capital structure arbitrage. In addition, the firm may invest some of their clients' assets in short-term US Government obligations, certificates of deposit (including sovereign and corporate), commercial paper and other money market instruments to enable the clients to make investments quickly and to serve as collateral with respect to certain investments.	Chief Operating Officer	01/12/2011
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2009
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage Services	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/06/2004
Crescendo Partners LP Crescendo Partners LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund	Director of Finance/CFO	-
Harmony Merger Corp. Harmony Merger Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Director of Finance/CFO	-

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Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage Services	Finance
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services	Finance
Saiers Capital LLC Saiers Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saiers Capital operates global multi-strategy investment funds that currently focus on volatility arbitrage, while employing other arbitrage strategies (such as risk arbitrage, convertible bond arbitrage, capital structure arbitrage) and directional strategies. The funds are authorized to invest, directly or indirectly, in all types of securities and instruments, both US and non-US, and to participate in other potentially profitable opportunities, including the short selling of securities. Examples of securities traded and other investments made include listed and over-the-counter options, equity and debt securities and listed and over the counter derivatives, ETFs, futures, variance swaps, correlation swaps, equity swaps, credit default swaps, foreign exchange and commodities. Saiers Capital's investment strategies include: (1) volatility arbitrage (2) long and short investments (3) fixed-income securities and derivatives (4) commodity securities and derivatives (5) futures contracts and other derivatives (6) foreign exchange/foreign currency (7) PIPEs (8) special situations and risk arbitrage (9) capital structure arbitrage. In addition, the firm may invest some of their clients' assets in short-term US Government obligations, certificates of deposit (including sovereign and corporate), commercial paper and other money market instruments to enable the clients to make investments quickly and to serve as collateral with respect to certain investments.	Finance
Harmony Merger Corp. Harmony Merger Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Lehigh University Lehigh University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Crescendo Partners LP Crescendo Partners LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund	Miscellaneous