The Association For Financial Professionals Names Paul Auchincloss Vice President of Sales

BETHESDA, MD – JUNE 6, 2006 - The Association for Financial Professionals is pleased to announce Paul Auchincloss has been appointed Vice President of Sales. In this role, Auchincloss will be responsible for business development, strategic account management and sales management.

Before joining AFP, Auchincloss led the corporate sales initiative in the financial services vertical at Nextel Communications. Mr. Auchincloss spent eleven years at Sprint / Nextel where he held several senior level sales leadership positions. Prior to that, he spent five years in Private Asset Management Lending at Mellon Bank. He brings over 15 years of sales management experience in banking and technology to his new position.

"We are delighted that Paul is leading the expansion and development of our sales efforts," said Kevin Keller, Senior Vice President and COO of AFP. "AFP’s presence is growing, and we are confident Paul is the person to take us into the future as we approach the treasury and finance marketplace from a customer-needs-based perspective."

Auchincloss received his B.S. from Mount Saint Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, and a Masters in Business Administration from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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