The Board of Directors of SIFMA today announced it has elected John G. Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management, as the Association’s chairman for 2011.
Bernard B. Beal, CEO of M.R. Beal & Company, and Alexandra Lebenthal, President and CEO of Lebenthal & Co., continue in their previously appointed roles as vice chair and treasurer, respectively.
“We are delighted to welcome John as the new chairman of SIFMA,” said Tim Ryan, president and CEO of SIFMA. “During this unprecedented time of rulemaking and implementation of new financial regulations, the industry is sharing its broad expertise and experience with regulatory agencies through thoughtful analysis, information and comment. At the same time, the industry is working to effectively communicate the impact of these new laws on the American businesses, investors and families served by our members. John’s leadership, experience and dedication to our industry will be invaluable in these efforts.”
The following executives were elected as directors of the board with terms concluding in 2013:
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Francois Barthelemy |
Société Générale |
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Joan Binstock |
Lord Abbett |
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Benjamin L. Brigeman |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. |
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Kent Christian |
Wells Fargo |
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Didier Descamps |
HSBC Bank plc |
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Kenneth D. Gibbs |
Jefferies & Company, Inc. |
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John R. Gidman |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
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Thomas Hartnett |
Deutsche Bank AG |
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David B. Heller |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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Douglas M. Hodge |
PIMCO |
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William A. Johnstone |
Davidson Companies |
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Edward J. Kelly, III |
Citi |
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Kathleen Murphy |
Fidelity Investments |
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Thomas R. Nides |
Morgan Stanley |
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Timothy P. O’Hara |
Credit Suisse Securities |
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Thomas Patrick |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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Joseph Sweeney |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
The full SIFMA 2011 Board of Directors is comprised of the following executives:
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Francois Barthelemy |
Société Générale |
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Bernard B. Beal |
M.R. Beal & Company |
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Rosemary Berkery |
UBS Financial Services Inc. |
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Joan Binstock |
Lord Abbett |
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Curt Bradbury Jr. |
Stephens Inc. |
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Benjamin L. Brigeman |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. |
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Richard Brueckner |
Pershing LLC |
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Kent Christian |
Wells Fargo |
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Jerry del Missier |
Barclays Capital |
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Didier Descamps |
HSBC Bank plc |
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William Dwyer |
LPL Financial |
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Kenneth D. Gibbs |
Jefferies & Company, Inc. |
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John R. Gidman |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
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Thomas Hartnett |
Deutsche Bank AG |
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Robert Hawley, Jr. |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
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Chet Helck |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
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David B. Heller |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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Noe Hinojosa, Jr. |
Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc. |
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Douglas M. Hodge |
PIMCO |
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William A. Johnstone |
Davidson Companies |
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Thomas M. Joyce |
Knight Capital Group, Inc. |
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Edward J. Kelly, III |
Citi |
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Ronald J. Kruszewski |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. |
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Alexandra Lebenthal |
Lebenthal & Co. |
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Michael Lyublinsky |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
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Blythe Masters |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
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Naoki Matsuba |
Nomura Holding America Inc. |
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Shawn Matthews |
Cantor Fitzgerald |
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Kathleen Murphy |
Fidelity Investments |
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Thomas R. Nides |
Morgan Stanley |
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Timothy P. O’Hara |
Credit Suisse Securities |
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Thomas Patrick |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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Walter S. Robertson, III |
Scott & Stringfellow, LLC. |
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Timothy C. Scheve |
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
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Joseph Sweeney |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
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John G. Taft |
Royal Bank of Canada |
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James A. Tricarico |
Edward Jones |
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David W. Wiley, III |
Wiley Bros. – Aintree Capital LLC |
SIFMA member-firms elect the board of directors, from which the chairman and other officers were elected at a board meeting held today in New York City.
