CLSA Americas, LLC Announces New Head of US Equity Sales and Head of US Equity Trading
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 02, 2014 -- CLSA Americas, the North American affiliate of Asia's leading independent brokerage and investment group CLSA, announced today that it has bolstered its equity sales and trading efforts by naming Ed Heaney as Managing Director and Head of US Equity Sales, and David Memmott as Managing Director and Head of US Equity Trading. Both Mr. Heaney and Mr. Memmott will be based in New York and will report directly to CLSA Americas Chief Executive Officer Rick Gould.
Mr. Heaney has over 25 years of financial markets experiences and joins CLSA Americas from EverKey Global Partners, a subsidiary of Wells Capital Management where he held several senior positions including President, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Portfolio Specialist. He also spent over 17 years in various positions within Morgan Stanley’s institutional sales group. Mr. Heaney holds a BA in Business from Gettysburg College.
Mr. Memmott has 25 years of experience in the financial industry and joins CLSA Americas from ISI Group, where he was Head of Trading. Prior to ISI, he held various senior positions within Morgan Stanley’s institutional trading group. Mr. Memmott holds a BS in Finance from Northern Illinois University.
CLSA Americas also announced the hiring of Greg Darnall as Managing Director and Bill Cook as Managing Director, both within its US equity division. Mr. Cook will be based in San Francisco and Mr. Darnall will be based in Boston. Mr. Darnall joins CLSA Americas from MKM Partners where he was co-head of institutional sales. Prior to MKM, he held senior positions at BMO Capital Markets and Fulcrum Global Partners. Mr. Darnell holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a BA from Hamilton College.
Mr. Cook joins CLSA Americas from Piper Jaffray where he was a Managing Director in the institutional sales division. Prior to Piper Jaffray, Mr. Cook held senior positions in institutional sales with Fulcrum Partners, W.R. Hambrecht and SG Cowen. Mr. Cook holds a BS in Business Administration and Finance from Virginia Tech.
Rick Gould commented, “The addition of Ed and David underscores our continued focus on strengthening our equity sales and trading capabilities in the US while executing our stated long-term growth plans. Both are highly regarded within the industry and bring valuable experience to our Equities Management Team. Bill and Greg are key additions to our team as we seek to expand our footprint in both Boston and on the west coast, while continuing to provide existing clients with outstanding customer service and support in these regions. I’m delighted all four of these talented professionals will be joining CLSA Americas to help drive our Sales and Trading business forward.“
In October, CLSA Americas announced the addition of Michael Lean as its Director of Research as well as four other key hires within its Equities division.
About CLSA Americas, LLC
CLSA Americas is the North American affiliate of CLSA, Asia’s leading and longest-running independent brokerage and investment group. CLSA provides equity broking and execution services, capital markets and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to global corporate and institutional clients. CLSA established a US representative office in New York in 1986 to serve US fund managers investing into Asia and has the largest dedicated Asia-markets sales desk in North America. In 2009, CLSA initiated coverage on US equities and today has a research team of more than 50 analysts, 36 sales and 25 sales traders. A staff of more than 160 is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLSA has over 1,500 dedicated professionals located in 21 locations across Asia-Pacific, as well as Europe and the USA. CLSA’s parent company is CITIC Securities, one of Asia’s leading investment banks.
Additional information is available at http://www.clsa.com
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Melissa Sheer, President, Kent Place Communications
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