Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 15, 2008
PATRICK HASKELL was appointed to the Board of Advisors of Ecosphere
Technologies, Inc., in December 2007 and joined the company full time as
Chairman and Co-CEO in June 2008. Mr. Haskell is a former Managing Director with
HSBC, where he served as the Head of North American Rates, Sales and Trading
from March 2005 until December 2006. He was also a member of HSBC's Markets
Management Committee for the Americas. Mr. Haskell's career includes serving as
a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). While at CSFB, he also
served as Co-Head of Dollar Interest Rate Trading, a member of the Fixed Income
Division's Operating Committee and chaired the firm's Managing Director
Evaluation Committee. Mr. Haskell is Series 3, 7, 24 and 63 licensed. He holds a
BA in Economics from Union College. Mr. Haskell has been a philanthropic
supporter and Board member of Boys Hope Girls Hope since 1998 and was the
organization's Vision of Hope Award Winner in 2006. He is also an active
participant in the "Save-a-Limb Foundation." Profile
TWST: We would like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a picture of the things you're doing.
Mr. Haskell: Dennis McGuire founded Ecosphere Technologies, Inc., a little