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Sean T. Leonard

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Ambac Assurance

Ambac Financial Group (ABK)

Industry: Finance

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Since March 2008, Mr. Leonard has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and is also responsible for managing Ambac's Investor and Rating Agency Relations, Fixed Income Investment Management and Ambac's Financial Services businesses. Mr. Leonard joined Ambac and Ambac Assurance as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June 2005, which included executive responsibility for managing Ambac's Investor and Rating Agency Relations. Mr. Leonard came to Ambac from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was a partner in their Structured Finance Group and Financial Services Group from July 2000 to June 2005. Before July 2000 Mr. Leonard, served as a Senior Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. From July 1998 to June 2000, Mr. Leonard also served as a practice fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board. In addition, since June 2005, Mr. Leonard has served as Chair of the Finance Committee of the Association of Financial Guarantors.


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