Management Team
Richard Claiden, Chief Executive Officer
Richard Claiden has been the Chief Executive Officer since November 2010. Mr. Claiden served as Chief Financial Officer from October 2003 to October 2010, and additionally, Chief Operating Officer since January 2008. Prior to joining the Company, he was Managing Director from 2000 to 2003 and Head of Operational Risk from 2001 to 2003 at the investment banking division of JPMorgan Chase. From 1994 to 1999, he held numerous executive positions at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. Claiden holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from London University and a Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (U.K.).
Christopher Gerosa, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Christopher Gerosa has been the Chief Financial Officer since November 2010 and Corporate Treasurer since April 2007. Prior to these roles, Mr. Gerosa held the position of Corporate Controller and served as the Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Gerosa joined Primus in March of 2003 and was an integral part of taking the company public in September 2004. Before joining Primus, he worked in the product controller areas of Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Gerosa began his professional career at Arthur Andersen. He served as a U.S. Army Infantry Officer after receiving his B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Vincent B. Tritto, General Counsel
Vincent Tritto joined Primus in July 2008 as General Counsel. Prior to joining Primus, Mr. Tritto was a Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc., and served as Secretary of Anthracite Capital, Inc. and of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds. He also served as Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation. Prior to joining BlackRock in September 2002, Mr. Tritto served as Executive Director in the Law and Compliance Department of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. and as officer of various Morgan Stanley-sponsored collective investment vehicles. Before that, he was counsel to and associated with the New York law firm of Rogers & Wells, and was a foreign associate with Masuda & Ejiri in Tokyo, Japan, for two years. Mr. Tritto received his B.A. degrees, cum laude, from the University of Rochester and earned his J.D., cum laude, from the St. John’s University School of Law, where he was managing editor of the St. John’s Law Review. Mr. Tritto is a member of the New York Bar.