Brian S. Hook Joins Adams
Express and Petroleum & Resources
BALTIMORE, Sept. 15
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brian S. Hook, CFA, CPA,
recently joined both Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX) and Petroleum & Resources
Corporation (NYSE: PEO) as an Assistant Treasurer.
Prior to joining the
Companies, Mr. Hook was a Vice President at T. Rowe Price Associates and a
Senior Manager in its Investment Treasury Group where he focused on accounting,
reporting, and valuation policies for global investment products. Prior to that, he was a Business Assurance
Manager with Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (a predecessor firm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P.) serving investment management and private
equity clients.
"Brian Hook's strong
background in accounting and finance makes him a solid addition to our
accounting team," said Doug Ober, Chairman and CEO. "We look forward to working with him to
continue executing sound fiscal management of Adams Express and Petroleum &
Resources."
Mr. Hook earned a B.S. in
Accounting and a B.S. in Finance (both Cum Laude) along with a minor in
Management Information Systems from the University of Delaware and a M.S. in
Finance from The Johns Hopkins University.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Public Accountant.
The Adams Express Company and
Petroleum & Resources Corporation are Baltimore-based closed-end investment
companies. They are traded on the New
York Stock Exchange and their symbols are ADX and PEO, respectively.
For further information,
please contact
Joseph M. Truta, President
Lawrence L. Hooper, Jr., Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary
410-752-5900 or 800-638-2479
E. Mail:
contact@adamsexpress.com
Website: www.adamsexpress.com
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SOURCE Adams Express Company and
Petroleum & Resources Corporation
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/CONTACT: Joseph M. Truta, President, or Lawrence L.
Hooper, Jr., Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, both of Adams
Express Company,
+1-410-752-5900, +1-800-638-2479, contact@adamsexpress.com/
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