Washington, D.C., October 22, 2025 – Following the SIFMA Annual Meeting and fall Board Meeting, the Association’s Board of Directors announced it has elected the following principal officers to leadership positions on the Board for 2025-2026:

Chair: Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Stifel

Chair-Elect: David Lefkowitz, Managing Director, Global Head ABS Origination, JPMorganChase

Vice Chair: Lawrence Martinez, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, D.A. Davidson Companies

Chair Emeritus: Laura Chepucavage, Head of Global Financing and Futures, Global Rates and Counterparty Portfolio Management, Bank of America

Treasurer: Lisa Kidd Hunt, Managing Director, Head of International Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

SIFMA is also pleased to welcome the new members of the Board of Directors:

• Joseph Mecane, Citadel Securities
• Miles Stephens, Stephens

And congratulates the following directors re-elected to a new term:

• Libby Cantrill, PIMCO
• Samara Cohen, Blackrock
• Michael Durbin, Cetera
• Sol Gindi, Wells Fargo Advisors
• David Lefkowitz, JPMorganChase
• Shawn Quant, Piper Sandler
• Darren Shames, Nomura
• Joseph E. Sweeney, Ameriprise Financial
• Ryan Taylor, RBC Capital Markets
• Thomas Wipf, UBS

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SIFMA is the leading trade association for broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers operating in the U.S. and global capital markets. On behalf of our industry’s one million employees, we advocate on legislation, regulation and business policy affecting retail and institutional investors, equity and fixed income markets and related products and services. We serve as an industry coordinating body to promote fair and orderly markets, informed regulatory compliance, and efficient market operations and resiliency. We also provide a forum for industry policy and professional development.  SIFMA, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., is the U.S. regional member of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA).