SIFMA’s Board of Directors Announces Newly Elected Officers for 2012

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November 9, 2011

New York, NY, November 9, 2011–The Board of Directors of SIFMA announced it has elected Jerry del Missier, Co-Chief Executive of Barclays Capital and Co-Chief Executive of Corporate & Investment Banking, as the Association’s Chair for 2012.

The new principal officers include: Chet Helck, Raymond James Financial, Inc., as Chair-Elect; Kent Christian, Wells Fargo Advisors, as Vice Chair; and Bernard Beal, M.R. Beal & Company, as Treasurer.

“We are delighted to welcome Jerry as the new chair of SIFMA,” said Tim Ryan, President and CEO of SIFMA.  “Jerry’s valuable insight on issues facing the global financial industry, especially derivatives and capital charges, will be a tremendous benefit to SIFMA and our industry as we continue to move forward with financial reform implementation.  We thank Jerry for his willingness to serve in this important role.”

The following executives were elected as directors of the board with terms concluding in 2015:

David L. BrunnerBNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Andrew S. DuffPiper Jaffray
Ricard B. Payne, Jr.U.S. Bancorp
Karen B. PeetzBNY Mellon
G. Donald SteelPlanned Investment Co., Inc.
Bryan T. WeadockBank of America-Merrill Lynch

The full SIFMA 2012 Board of Directors is comprised of the following executives:

Francis P. BarronMorgan Stanley
Francois O. BarthelemySociété Générale
Bernard B. BealM.R. Beal & Company
Rosemary T. BerkeryUBS Financial Services Inc.
Joan BinstockLord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Curt Bradbury, Jr.Stephens Inc.
Benjamin L. BrigemanCharles Schawb & Company, Inc.
David L. BrunnerBNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Kent ChristianWells Fargo Advisors
Jerry del MissierBarclays Capital
Didier DescampsHSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Andrew S. DuffPiper Jaffray & Co.
William DwyerLPL Financial
Kenneth D. GibbsJefferies & Company, Inc.
John R. GidmanLoomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Masaaki GotoDaiwa Capital Markets America Holdings, Inc.
Thomas HartnettDeutsche Bank AG New York
Chet HelckRaymond James Financial, Inc.
David B. HellerGoldman Sachs & Co.
Douglas M. HodgePIMCO
William A. JohnstoneDavidson Companies
Thomas M.  JoyceKnight Capital Group, Inc.
Edward J. Kelly, IIICiti
Ronald J. KruszewskiStifel, Nicolaus & Company
Alexandra LebenthalAlexandra & James, LLC/Lebenthal & Co.
Michael LyublinskyRBS Securities, Inc.
Blythe MastersJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Shawn P. MatthewsCantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Kathleen MurphyFidelity Investments
Timothy P. O’HaraCredit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Richard B. Payne, Jr.U.S. BanCorp
Karen B. PeetzBNY Mellon
Walter S. Robertson, IIIScott & Stringfellow LLC
T. Timothy Ryan, Jr.SIFMA
Timothy C. ScheveJanney Montgomery Scott
Donald G. SteelPlanned Investment Co., Inc.
Joseph E. SweeneyAmeriprise Financial, Inc.
John G. TaftRBC Wealth Management – U.S.
James A. Tricarico, Jr.Edward Jones
Bryan T. WeadockMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Atsushi YoshikawaNomura Holding America Inc.

SIFMA member firms elect the Board of Directors, from which the Chair and other officers were elected at a board meeting held in New York City.

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The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) brings together the shared interests of hundreds of securities firms, banks and asset managers.  SIFMA’s mission is to support a strong financial industry, investor opportunity, capital formation, job creation and economic growth, while building trust and confidence in the financial markets.  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 www.sifma.org.

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