Malcolm Stamford Joins Eastman Witter as Chief Legal Officer

Eastman Witter announced today that Malcolm Stamford, 53, a partner at Prudential Legal LLP, will join the Firm as Chief Legal Officer.
Malcolm Stamford Joins Eastman Witter as Chief Legal Officer
(WIDEPR - PR NEWS PORTAL) Mr. Stamford will report to Chairman Donald Eastman and be based in New York. He will also join the Firm's Operating and Management Committees.

Mr. Eastman commented, "Malcolm Stamford has been a well respected advisor to boards and senior managements on critical issues, particularly in financial services, for over 30 years. We look forward to benefiting from Malcolm’s advice and wisdom, and we are very pleased he is joining our senior management team.
Mr. Stamford, incoming Chief Legal Officer, said, "I am very excited to be joining a firm with the history and stature of Eastman Witter, and to become part of the experienced and talented senior management team that Donald Eastman has assembled. I look forward to helping the firm navigate the challenges facing the financial services industry today."
As previously announced, Mr. Henry Witter, the firm's former Chief Legal Officer, will remain based in New York as C.E.O. and will continue to focus on the firm’s management and his responsibilities as a board member of Eastman Witter's European subsidiary and continue to interface with their major global regulators and key international clients.

Eastman Witter is a client-friendly commodity futures firm that puts the needs of the client ahead of its own. We are dedicated to providing the best service available in the industry today and to provide its clients with the tools that can assist them in becoming more successful in their commodity trading.