Woody Wood has over 20 years of sales and management experience in the financial services sector, and a proven record of building and managing sales organizations, distribution channels, and partner alliances. Prior to joining Battea - Class Action Services, LLC, Woody held management positions with NYFIX, Inc. and Javelin Technologies. As VP, Head of Institutional Account Management at NYFIX, Woody managed a team responsible for client relationships within the buyside community. As a senior account executive, Woody was the top revenue producer, and aggressively grew network sales for the firm, including 200% in a single year. Prior to NYFIX/Javelin, Woody managed institutional business development for Xigo, Inc. an internet-based persistent search and relevance ranking technology for the financial services sector. At Advent, Woody was the 20th employee of the leader in institutional portfolio management software where he was a top producer and developed a partnership marketing strategy via relationships with key providers/brokers in the space. Woody began his career as a registered representative with Morgan Keegan & Company. He holds a bachelors degree from Emory University.

Tim Dillon - Vice President, Co-Head of Sales

Tim has over 15 years experience in the financial industry and joined Battea from Options IT, a provider of high-performance technology infrastructure services for hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, investment banks and brokerages. Prior to that, Mr. Dillon was Senior Vice President at JonesTrading, where he oversaw the firm’s electronic trading sales effort.  Previously, Mr. Dillon was Vice President of Sales at NYFIX, where his focus was electronic trading and connectivity sales to the buy-side.. Mr. Dillon’s other prior experience includes sales and trading roles at Cantor Fitzgerald, Banque Indosuez (now Calyon, Credit Agricole CIB) and Credit Commercial de France. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s and is based in our Stamford, CT office.

Christie Cellini is Vice President of Operations for Battea - Class Action Services, LLC. Ms. Cellini heads up the firms efforts in analyzing case-data where she scours the universe of securities litigation settlements for updates and new information. Ms. Cellini also handles all administrator communications regarding client claims. Before joining Battea - Class Action Services, LLC, Ms. Cellini performed mutual fund accounting and financial reporting duties for Franklin Templeton. She holds a bachelors degree from California State University Sacramento and earned her MBA from the University of San Francisco.

Sean Braniff is responsible for client services at Battea - Class Action Services, LLC. In 2009, Mr. Braniff will lead several initiatives to increase the effectiveness of client communications and the general levels of client services. Mr. Braniff was one of the original founders of Battea - Class Action Services, LLC. Prior to that, Mr. Braniff was Chief Operating Officer of Headwaters Capital, LLC a San Francisco-based broker-dealer specializing in derivatives trading and Chief Executive of Redwood Management, LLC which provided services exclusively to Headwaters Capital and its associated firms. He holds a bachelors degree in business from the University of Colorado and a certificate in financial planning from the University of California at Berkeley.

Jennifer P. Carberry is Vice President of Battea - Class Action Services, LLC where she handles marketing and corporate communications for the firm. Ms. Carberry is also a Managing Director of Evest Venture Partners, where she advises venture investments and corporate clients in the development of corporate communications, brand and marketing strategy and marketing program execution. Ms. Carberry has over a decade of experience in the financial and technology market segments. Prior to joining Evest, Ms. Carberry held the senior marketing roles with two public companies in the technology space: Competitive Technologies, specializing in intellectual property licensing and technology commercialization, market assessment and valuation; and NYFIX, Inc. with an emphasis in automated trading and execution solutions for the financial services/institutional trading marketplace. In these roles, Ms. Carberry directed marketing, investor and media relations activities. Ms. Carberry began her career in the hedge fund markets, where she conducted research for a financial consulting firm specializing in alternative investments. Ms. Carberry is a cum laude graduate of Columbia University.

Sam Hensley - Vice President, Administration Services

Sam Hensley serves as Communications Manager in our operations department. Prior to joining Battea, Mr. Hensley served as Director of Operations for a long/short hedge fund and Trader (and previously Portfolio Analyst) with Thomas Weisel Asset Management. Mr. Hensley has also held positions in the front, middle and back offices with asset management firms, a shareholder services company and brokerage firms.  He earned a master’s degree in finance from Golden Gate University and received his B.S. in finance from Santa Clara University.  Based in San Francisco, Mr. Hensley focuses on securities class action claims analysis and filing, working  closely with claims administration firms.

Trent joined Battea in 2009 and is in charge of managing the firm’s existing relationships and new business initiatives on the West Coast. Prior to joining Battea, Trent was an Associate at Claret Capital, a private investment firm based in Dublin, Ireland. At Claret, he was responsible for screening, analysis, and due diligence of US-based deal activity representing investments in aviation, technology, real estate, transportation, and consumer products. Trent began his career as an Analyst at Bloomberg L.P., and later transitioned to Bloomberg Tradebook LLC, where he managed buy-side relationships across various investment strategies. Trent holds a bachelors degree in business administration from the Pennsylvania State University and a certificate in financial analysis from New York University. He is a CFA charterholder and an active member of the Hedge Funds Care West Coast Committee where assists with fundraising efforts.

John Manganiello – Vice President, Client Services

John Manganiello is responsible for Account Management at Battea - Class Action Services, LLC where he manages relationships with the firm’s clients. Mr. Manganiello works with the prime brokerage community to streamline the trade data retrieval process for Battea clients.  Prior to joining Battea, Mr. Manganiello worked at UBS in the Prime Brokerage Services group. At UBS, he supervised a client services team supporting institutional clients and worked with product development to enhance the firm’s prime broker platform.  Mr. Manganiello’s previous experience includes roles with Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley, in fixed income sales and private wealth management, respectively.  He is a graduate of Fairfield University and is based in our Stamford, CT office. 

Matt Garbee- Vice President, Client Services

Matt Garbee is responsible for client services at Battea - Class Action Services, LLC. In this role, Mr. Garbee guides new clients through the on-boarding process, represents clients’ interests internally and coordinates with Battea resources and external providers to effectively address all ongoing client service needs. Prior to joining Battea, Mr. Garbee was the Manager of Class Actions, Proxy Administration, and Mandatory Corporate Actions at AllianceBernstein. Previously, Mr. Garbee was an Analyst in the Financial Planning and Analysis Department at GE Asset Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University and is based in our Stamford, CT office.