NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a full-service, boutique investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), today announced the appointment of Alessandro Santoni to its European Equity Research Team as Managing Director where he will be responsible for coverage of Italian, Greek and Austrian banks. He will also oversee the firm’s emerging market bank research.
“KBW is committed to growing our presence in Europe and we’re investing the necessary resources to ensure that our clients have access to the best subject-matter experts providing unbiased recommendations to help them navigate the constantly changing financial landscape,” said Thomas B. Michaud, CEO of KBW.
Most recently, Mr. Santoni served as Head of Strategy, Research and Investor Relations at Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), Italy’s third largest bank. Prior to that, he was Head of the Southern European Banks Team at Goldman Sachs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Santoni was responsible for equity research coverage of Italian banks at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in London. He earned a PhD in Cognitive Science-Economics from the University of Siena, a Masters in Economics at Bocconi and three degrees. In addition, he is currently finalizing his Executive MBA-Global Asia from Columbia Business School, Hong Kong University and the London Business School.
Mr. Santoni will be based in KBW’s London office and will report to Fred Cannon, Global Director of Research at KBW. His appointment is effective July 15, 2014.
“We are pleased to welcome Alessandro to KBW and expect him to assume a key leadership role advising on European retail bank strategy,” added Mr. Cannon. “His background both inside the banking sector and from the outside looking in provides a unique perspective on the issues facing these companies and adds tremendous value to our clients.”
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods currently provides equity research coverage on 576 financial services companies across North America, Europe and Asia.
About KBW
KBW LLC, a Stifel company, operates in the U.S. and Europe through its broker dealer subsidiaries, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Limited (KBW Europe). Over the years, KBW has established itself as a leading independent authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking and specialty finance sectors. Founded in 1962, the firm maintains industry-leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.
