SIFMA’s Board of Directors Announces Newly Elected Officers 2020
Washington, D.C., November 18, 2019 – The Board of Directors of SIFMA announced it has elected the following principal officers to leadership positions on the Board for 2020:
Chair:
Joseph E. Sweeney, President- Advice & Wealth Management, Products and Service Delivery, Ameriprise Financial
Chair Emeritus:
James Allen, Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Treasurer:
James Wallin, Senior Vice President, AllianceBernstein
SIFMA is also pleased to welcome the new members of its Board of Directors:
Laura Peters Chepucavage, Managing Director, Head of Global Short Rates Sales and Trading, BofA Securities
Spyro Karetsos, Chief Risk Officer, TD Ameritrade
Michael E. Kisber, President, FHN Financial
Deb Schoneman, President, Piper Sandler
Kashif Zafar, Head of the Global Markets Division, Americas, Credit Agricole CIB
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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 nearly 1 million employees, we advocate for 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). For more information, visit http://www.sifma.org.