Client Services

Richard M. Potocki, Managing Director

Joined Van Eck in 2012
Serves as Managing Director, Head of U.S. Distribution for Van Eck's advisory and institutional channels across all product lines
Prior to joining Van Eck, served as Director, National Sales Manager and Head of National Accounts at Russell ETF. Also served on Russell's ETF Operating Committee and Distribution Leadership Team
Previously, at J. & W. Seligman, Managing Director and Partner, National Sales Manager, Head of National Accounts, Head of Marketing and Member of Board of Directors: Global Horizon and Spectrum Funds. Was responsible for expansion of Seligman brand overseas, led offshore and marketing efforts and opened offices in London, Buenos Aires and Hong Kong
BA, Duke University

Territory: United States

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2219
Email: rpotocki@vaneck.com

Glenn Smith, Vice President, National Sales Director

Joined Van Eck in 2005
Serves as National Sales Director for Van Eck's advisory channel clients across all product lines
Previously Investor and Strategic Relationships Manager for Van Eck’s asset manager clients and financial advisory firms; and Business Development Specialist for Van Eck Funds, covering the Midwest region
Earlier career experience includes Product Specialist for equity mutual funds and Financial Advisor at Dreyfus
BS, Finance, State University of New York at Old Westbury

Territory: United States

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2074
Email: gsmith@vaneck.com

Bryan Paisley, Assistant Vice President, Sales Analytics and Administration

Joined Van Eck in 2002
Oversees the sales analytics and administration for the Van Eck sales team
Previously Internal Wholesaler, Business Development Specialist and Director of Sales Development at Van Eck
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes corporate finance positions at Guardian Investor Services for three years and Morgan Stanley for two years
BA, Economics, Providence College

Territory: United States

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2077
Email: bpaisley@vaneck.com

Diana DiLeo, Manager, Sales Development and Training

Joined Van Eck in 2006
Manages the sales development and training in the New York office
Previously Business Development Specialist for the Southwest Territory at Van Eck and Regional Representative for NYC/Long Island
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes two years as a financial advisor at MetLife
MBA and BS, Finance, St. John’s University

Territory: United States

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2070
Email: ddileo@vaneck.com

Sean Cronin, Regional Vice President - New England

Joined Van Eck in 2003
Manages the New England territory covering Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes Regional Vice President at Orbitex Group of Funds covering New York City and Westchester County; and Senior Regional Marketing Director at Colonial Funds
BA, History, Boston College

Territory: New England

Contact Information
Cell: 508.380.7764
Email: scronin@vaneck.com

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Internal Regional Sales Representative:
Courtney Rains
Phone: 212.293.2178
Email: crains@vaneck.com

Ron Stankiewicz, Regional Vice President - New York

Joined Van Eck in 1999
Manages the New York territory
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes account executive at Dreyfus Funds
BA, Business Administration, minoring in Finance, Dowling College

Territory: New York

Contact Information
Cell: 917.287.7248
Email: rstan@vaneck.com

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Internal Regional Sales Representative:
Sujata Hingorani
Phone: 212.293.2073
Email: shingorani@vaneck.com

John McGrath, Regional Vice President - Mid-Atlantic

Joined Van Eck in 1996
Manages the territory covering Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes branch manager for ten years at VTR Capital, a retail-broker dealer
BA, Finance, University of Maine

Territory: Mid-Atlantic

Contact Information
Cell: 732.406.7899
Email: jmcgrath@vaneck.com

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Internal Regional Sales Representative:
Scott Shpilberg
Phone: 212.293.2075
Email: sshpilberg@vaneck.com

Bill Clifford, Regional Vice President - South Central

Joined Van Eck in 2005
Manages the territory covering Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas
Previously Business Development Specialist at Van Eck covering the Southeast region
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes analyst at Northlight Financial in New York City; and Vice President, Program Trading/Institutional Sales at Fleet Trading, a division of Fleet Securities
BS, Business, concentrating in finance and management, Bryant University

Territory: South Central

Contact Information
Cell: 214.601.1722
Email: wclifford@vaneck.com

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Internal Regional Sales Representative:
Robert Hum
Phone: 212.293.2179
Email: rhum@vaneck.com

Tom Foley, Senior Regional Sales Representative - North Central

Joined Van Eck in 2012
Manages the North Central regional territory covering Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Earlier career experience includes Internal Wholesaler at Prudential Investments
BS, Computer Information Systems, Manhattan College

Territory: North Central

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2175
Email: tfoley@vaneck.com

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Brad Noll, Regional Vice President - Midwest

Joined Van Eck in 2007
Manages the Midwest regional territory covering Indiana, Michigan and Ohio
Previously Business Development Specialist for the Midwest territory at Van Eck
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes four years as Financial Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments and two years as a Regional Wholesaler at Fidelity Advisor Funds
BS, Business Administration, concentrating in finance, Susquehanna University

Territory: Midwest

Contact Information
Cell: 646.737.3950
Email: bnoll@vaneck.com

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Internal Regional Sales Representative:
Robert Hum
Phone: 212.293.2179
Email: rhum@vaneck.com

Peter Dunn, Senior Regional Sales Representative - West

Joined Van Eck in 2011
Manages the West regional territory covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes Regional Vice President at AXA Equitable and Sun Life Financial
BS, Business Administration, University of Vermont

Territory: West

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2171
Email: pdunn@vaneck.com

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Tony Coco, Regional Vice President - California and Nevada

Joined Van Eck in 2006
Manages the territory covering California and Nevada
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes three years as Wholesaler and Vice President at Travelers Insurance
BM, Education, Arizona State University

Territory: California and Nevada

Contact Information
Cell: 714.552.3949
Email: tcoco@vaneck.com

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Internal Regional Sales Representative:
Sujata Hingorani
Phone: 212.293.2073
Email: shingorani@vaneck.com

Brian Hoey, Regional Vice President - Southeast

Joined Van Eck in 2007
Manages the Southeast regional territory covering Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck's Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes three years as Mutual Fund and SMA Internal Wholesaler at Legg Mason Asset Management
Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
BS, Agricultural Education, University of Arizona

Territory: Southeast

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2176
Email: bhoey@vaneck.com

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Scott Shpilberg, Senior Regional Sales Representative - Central

Joined Van Eck in 2011
Manages the Central regional territory covering North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri
Since joining Van Eck, specialized in Van Eck mutual funds that invest in hard assets, gold mining, emerging markets and alternative investments as well as Van Eck Market Vectors^® exchange-traded funds
Earlier career experience includes two years as Investment Advisor at Merrill Lynch/Bank of America and two years as Internal Wholesaler at Prudential Jennison Funds
BS, economics, minoring in finance, Boston University

Territory: Central

Contact Information
Phone: 212.293.2075
Email: sshpilberg@vaneck.com

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Richard M. Potocki, Managing Director

Territory: United States

Glenn Smith, Vice President, National Sales Director

Territory: United States

Bryan Paisley, Assistant Vice President, Sales Analytics and Administration

Territory: United States

Diana DiLeo, Manager, Sales Development and Training

Territory: United States

Sean Cronin, Regional Vice President - New England

Territory: New England

Ron Stankiewicz, Regional Vice President - New York

Territory: New York

John McGrath, Regional Vice President - Mid-Atlantic

Territory: Mid-Atlantic

Bill Clifford, Regional Vice President - South Central

Territory: South Central

Tom Foley, Senior Regional Sales Representative - North Central

Territory: North Central

Brad Noll, Regional Vice President - Midwest

Territory: Midwest

Peter Dunn, Senior Regional Sales Representative - West

Territory: West

Tony Coco, Regional Vice President - California and Nevada

Territory: California and Nevada

Brian Hoey, Regional Vice President - Southeast

Territory: Southeast

Scott Shpilberg, Senior Regional Sales Representative - Central

Territory: Central