Washington, D.C., October 1, 2018 – The Board of Directors of SIFMA announced it has elected the following principal officers to leadership positions on the Board for 2019:

• Chair: James R. Allen, Chairman & CEO, Hilliard Lyons
• Chair-Elect: William C. Caccamise, General Counsel of Global Banking, Global Markets, and International, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Treasurer: James Wallin, Senior Vice President, AB

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

• Robert Hawley, Chief Executive Officer, CIB Americas, and Head of Global Markets Americas, BNP Paribas
• Gene Kim, Head of Global Markets Division International and for the Americas, Crédit Agricole
• Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stifel Financial Corp.
• Craig Messinger, Senior Advisor, Virtu Financial
• Shelley O’Connor, Managing Director and Co-Head of Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Douglas Preiser, Co-Chief Operating Officer, KeyBanc Capital Markets
• Kate Clifford Toomey, COO Americas, Deutsche Bank

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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.