Richard Fleischman & Associatesthe premier provider of outsourced technology and IT services, and trusted technology advisor to more than 400 firms in the alternative asset space, today announced continuing growth in its strategic business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery (DR) organization. RFA welcomes industry veteran, Dwayne Bethea, formerly of UBS, Morgan Stanley, AIG and other top financial services companies. He joins the firm in the newly created role of business continuity manager.

With more than 20 years of experience in financial services IT, Dwayne brings the firm and constituencies broad global IT expertise, having run complex technology projects in Europe, the Americas and Asia for Morgan Stanley, UBS and other top-caliber financial organizations. Over the last ten years, Dwayne has specialized in management-level BCP and DR solutions for global clients, directing project and IT teams, and defining strategies in equities, fixed income, finance, operations, market risk, and credit risk divisions.

Specifically, Dwayne will assist RFA clients in developing comprehensive crisis management and business continuity processes and procedures. These processes will complement and enhance world-class disaster recovery offerings currently provided by RFA.

"In welcoming Dwayne, we also demonstrate our commitment to deep customer contact as demand for our programs and services in BCP and DR increases," said Richard Fleischman, RFA President. "Dwayne strategically reinforces RFA's unsurpassed and undisputed status as trusted advisor in an industry that looks to us for flexible, effective, reliable and expert technology solutions."