NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo Securities, the capital markets and investment banking business of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), today announced the addition of five senior analysts to its Equity Research team. The new analysts include Maynard Um in IT Hardware; Trace Urdan in Education; Jamie Stockton in Healthcare IT and Distribution; John Baumgartner in Food; and Roger Read in Oil and Gas Refining.
"The Wells Fargo Research department is pleased to add the talent and expertise of Maynard, Trace, Jamie, John and Roger to our already well respected team," said Diane Schumaker-Krieg, global head of Research & Economics at Wells Fargo. "Our analysts have a unique approach of collaborating with one another across sectors to offer clients a holistic view of the companies we cover, and we are excited to further enhance our product offering with recognized experts in these key sectors.”
Joining the Wells Fargo Securities’ Equity Research team and reporting to Sam Pearlstein and Todd Wickwire, co-heads of Equity Research, are:
Maynard Um, managing director and senior analyst.
Based in
New York, Um joins Wells Fargo Securities as a managing director and
senior analyst in the Equity Research department covering the IT
Hardware sector. Um joins the bank after spending more than 15 years at
UBS Investment Bank and its predecessor firms, where most recently he
was the firm’s senior IT Hardware equity analyst. At UBS, Um functioned
as the global PC coordinator and was responsible for publishing the
firm’s worldwide PC forecast, one of UBS’s key global indicators. During
his long tenure at UBS, in addition to IT Hardware, Um followed a number
of technology sectors, including Internet, PC Software and Wireless
Equipment.
Trace Urdan, managing director and senior analyst.
Based in
San Francisco, Urdan joins Wells Fargo Securities as a managing director
and senior analyst in the Equity Research department covering the
Education sector. Most recently with Wunderlich Securities, Urdan, a
two-time Wall Street Journal All-Star, covered the for-profit education
industry as a research analyst since 1998 and is considered one of the
leading voices in the sector. Before joining Wunderlich Securities,
Urdan worked for Signal Hill as a managing director and senior analyst
covering the for-profit education industry, and prior to that he headed
the education research effort for Robert W. Baird & Co. Urdan is
widely-cited as an expert in for-profit education and e-learning.
Jamie Stockton, director and senior analyst.
Based in
Memphis, Stockton joins Wells Fargo Securities as a director and senior
analyst in the Equity Research department covering the Healthcare IT &
Distribution sector. Stockton joins from Morgan Keegan where he followed
the Healthcare IT sector for the past four years. During his tenure
covering Healthcare IT stocks, Stockton was ranked by Starmine/Financial
Times as the #2 stock picker in 2011, the #1 stock picker in 2010 and
the #3 earnings estimator in 2010.
John Baumgartner, vice president and senior analyst.
Based
in New York, Baumgartner joins Wells Fargo Securities as a vice
president and senior analyst in the Equity Research department covering
the Food sector. Baumgartner has over eight years of sell-side
experience in the space and has differentiated his research product
through a particular focus on commodity price forecasting and analysis.
Baumgartner joins from Telsey Advisory Group where as a senior analyst
he launched coverage of the Packaged Goods and sector and agricultural
commodities. Prior to joining Telsey in 2010, Baumgartner worked at
Goldman Sachs, where he started as an associate analyst covering
Packaged Food in the Equity Research department before transitioning to
a position as an agriculture strategist in Global Commodities Research.
Roger Read, managing director and senior analyst.
Based in
Houston, Read joins Wells Fargo Securities as a managing director and
senior analyst in the Equity Research department covering the Oil & Gas
Refining sector. Read joins from Morgan Keegan where he followed the
Diversified Energy Services sector. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Read
spent eight years at Natixis Bleichroeder, most recently as the energy
group research head. While at Natixis, Read’s coverage spanned multiple
categories within the Energy sector, including independent refiners,
diversified energy service providers and drilling contractors. Read
began his career on the sell-side with Simmons & Company, where he
eventually led the firm’s international equity research and sales effort
in Europe.
Wells Fargo Securities’ Equity Research department has received many accolades over the past year. Most recently, it ranked #2 in large cap stock picking in 2011 and 2010 (StarMine/Financial Times). The research team also earned a #5 weighted ranking in Institutional Investor’s annual All-America Fixed-Income Research survey in 2011.
About Wells Fargo Securities
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About Wells Fargo
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