Black Swan Risk Advisors, LLC Teams With Dr. Robert Mark and Black Diamond Inc.

Partnership will provide best practice risk governance advisory services to energy and commodity trading firms worldwide.

Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2004 --- Black Swan Risk Advisors, LLC, a leading enterprise wide risk management advisory firm, is proud to announce that it has entered into a formal working partnership with Dr. Robert Mark, CEO of Black Diamond, Inc., to provide best practice risk governance advisory services to energy and commodity trading firms worldwide

The relationship integrates the leading-edge applied research and quantitative modeling expertise in energy and commodity markets of Black Swan Risk Advisors with the deep industry experience and risk governance expertise of Dr. Robert Mark.

Enterprise-Wide Risk Management as a competitive advantage.

An effective corporate governance and risk management framework relies on an independent and proactive first-class management of risk. In response to the increasing complexity and new regulatory pressures, oil, natural gas, electricity and multi-commodity energy trading firms are implementing Enterprise Wide Risk Management programs. Our alliance with Dr. Mark will enable us to offer our combined world-class advisory services at the senior management and board of director levels. Our integrated services will empower our clients with the tools to turn EWRM into a competitive advantage." Dr. Carlos Blanco, Managing Director and co-founder of BSRA said.

Dr. Mark, CEO of Black Diamond added: I am excited to establish a formal working partnership with Black Swan Risk Advisors. BSRA and Black Diamonds combined in-depth knowledge of enterprise wide energy and commodity risk management will enable us to deliver significant and innovative added value services to our clients."

About Dr. Robert Mark and Black Diamond, Inc.
Robert M. Mark, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of Black Diamond (bmark.blackdiamond@tmo.blackberry.net) which provides corporate governance, risk management consulting and transaction services. He is an Advisory Director on Entergy Kochs Audit Committee of the Board. Dr. Mark also serves on several Boards such as the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, IBMs Deep Computing Institute, Checkpoint Canada, The Royal Conservatory. In addition, he serves on Checkpoints Investment Committee. In 1998, he was awarded the Financial Risk Manager of the Year by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). He is the Chairperson of The Professional Risk Managers International Associations (PRMIA) Blue Ribbon Panel.

About Black Swan Risk Advisors, LLC
Black Swan Risk Advisors, LLC is an independent risk management advisory firm providing strategic risk management advisory services and assistance with the design, development, and validation of hedging programs, derivatives pricing models, and risk measurement and management programs. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

For more information, please contact Carlos Blanco at carlos@blackswanrisk.com.

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