Andrew Nelson

Andrew Nelson has been the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary Western Liberty Bancorp since its formation in 2007. Mr. Nelson has also served as Managing Director of Finance & Accounting at Hayground Cove Asset Management, LLC, sponsor of Global Consumer Acquisition Corp., since September 2005. Mr. Nelson is also a member of Hayground Cove’s Risk Committee. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Nelson also served as Controller of India Hospitality Corp. Prior to joining Hayground Cove, Mr. Nelson worked at Context Capital Management, a hedge fund located in San Diego, California specializing in the convertible arbitrage strategy, as a Senior Operations Consultant from September 2004 to August 2005. Mr. Nelson holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business. Mr. Nelson is a CFA charterholder.