Kenneth R. Hyman

Kenneth R. Hyman, President and CEO, founded Partnervest Investment Group LLC in 2001 and is responsible for the direction and oversight of Partnervest’s business, financial, compliance and operational affairs. He also serves as Co-Portfolio Manager and member of the investment management committee overseeing the STAR Asset Management program. Prior to establishing Partnervest, he was the Senior Executive and Financial Officer for Integral Securities, Inc., predecessor of Partnervest Securities Inc., and Integral Securities Europe Ltd., the regulated entities of software developer Integral Development Corp. — IDC. He was also the President and Sole Proprietor of Partnervest, a financial services consulting firm specializing in operations, e-commerce, financial operations, compliance and regulatory issues, product and service development, and business strategies. Prior to Partnervest and Integral, Mr. Hyman was the Managing Principal and Chief Operating Officer of Mercer Global Securities and the Director of Operations for Mercer Global Advisors, one of the nation’s largest fee-only financial planning and investment management firms. He was also the Vice President of Trading for Associated Financial Group, a financial services company providing support to more than 328 representatives in over 179 branch and satellite offices. Mr. Hyman received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics/business administration from the University of Arizona in 1984. He has been in the financial services industry since 1980. From 2005 to 2008, he was a member of FINRA District Committee 2 and served as Chairman in 2007 to 2008. He is licensed as a financial operations principal, a general securities principal, a municipal securities principal, an options principal and a general securities representative.