New York, NY, October 24, 2012–The Board of Directors of SIFMA announced that it has elected several new members to leadership positions on the Board for 2013.The new principal officers include: Chet Helck as Chair, Jim Rosenthal as Chair-Elect; Bill Johnstone as Vice Chair; and Bernard Beal as Treasurer.

“Chet’s experience and leadership within our industry will greatly benefit SIFMA over the next year, where the industry will continue to face challenges.” said Tim Ryan, president and CEO of SIFMA. “We’re also pleased that X has been chosen as Incoming Chair. With such strong leadership going into the future, SIFMA will be best position to represent effectively the industry on a range of issues in front of policymakers and regulators in the years to come.”

The following executives were elected as directors of the board with terms concluding in 2016:

Francois O. Barthelemy        Société Générale

 

Bernard B. Beal                       M.R. Beal & Company

 

David Findlay                          Nomura Holding America Inc.

 

Kim T. Fleming                       Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.

 

Chet Helck                               Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

Lisa Kidd Hunt                       Charles Schwab & Co.

 

Thomas M. Joyce                   Knight Capital Group, Inc.

 

Edward J. Kelly, III               Citi

 

Michael Lyublinsky               Royal Bank of Scotland

 

Gerard McGraw                     Fidelity Institutional

 

Timothy P. O’Hara                Credit Suisse Securities

 

Paul Purcell                             Robert W. Baird & Co.

 

John F. W. Rogers                  Goldman Sachs

 

Jim Rosenthal                         Morgan Stanley

 

Timothy C. Sheve                   Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

 

John G. Taft                             Royal Bank of Canada

 

James A. Tricarico, Jr.          Edwards Jones

 

Yoshio Urata                           Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.

 

Rufus Yates                             BB&T

 

The full SIFMA 2013 Board of Directors is comprised of the following executives:

 

Francis P. Barron                  Morgan Stanley

 

Francois O. Barthelemy       Société Générale

 

Bernard B. Beal                     M.R. Beal & Company

 

Rosemary T. Berkery           UBS Financial Services Inc.

 

Joan Binstock                        Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

 

Curt Bradbury, Jr.                 Stephens Inc.

 

Benjamin L. Brigeman         Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.

 

David L. Brunner                  BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

Kent Christian                       Wells Fargo Advisors

 

Dider Descamps                    HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

 

Andrew S. Duff                      Piper Jaffray

 

William Dwyer                       LPL Financial

 

David Findlay                        Nomura Holding America Inc.

 

Kim T. Fleming                      Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.

 

Kenneth D. Gibbs                  Jefferies & Company, Inc.

 

John R. Gidman                    Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

Masaaki Goto                         Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings, Inc.

 

Thomas Hartnett                   Deutsche Bank AG New York

 

Chet Helck                              Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

David B. Heller                     Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

Douglas M. Hodge                PIMCO

 

Lisa Kidd Hunt                      Charles Schwab & Co.

 

William A. Johnstone           Davidson Companies

 

Thomas M. Joyce                 Knight Capital Group, Inc.

 

Edward J. Kelly, III             Citi

 

Ronald J. Kruszewski         Stifel, Nicolaus & Company

 

Alexandra Lebenthal           Alexandra & James, LLC/Lebenthal & Co.

 

Michael Lyublinsky             Royal Bank of Scotland

 

Blythe Masters                     JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

Shawn P. Matthews             Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

 

Gerard McGraw                    Fidelity Institutional

 

Kathleen Murphy                 Fidelity Investments

 

Timothy P. O’Hara               Credit Suisse Securities

 

Richard B. Payne, Jr.          U.S. Bancorp

 

Karen B. Peetz                     BNY Mellon

 

Paul Purcell                          Robert W. Baird & Co.

 

Walter S. Robertson, III     Scott & Stringfellow LLC

 

John F. W. Rogers               Goldman Sachs

 

Jim Rosenthal                      Morgan Stanley

 

Timothy Ryan, Jr.               SIFMA

 

Timothy C. Sheve                Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

 

Donald Steel                         Planned Investment Co., Inc.

 

Joseph E. Sweeney             Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

John G. Taft                         Royal Bank of Canada

 

James A. Tricarico, Jr.       Edwards Jones

 

Yoshio Urata                        Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.

 

Bryan T. Weadock               Bank of America-Merrill Lynch

 

Rufus Yates                           BB&T

 

Atsushi Yoshikawa              Nomura Holding America Inc.

 

SIFMA member firms elect the Board of Directors at a board meeting held in New York City.

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