Kenneth G. Friedrich Joins HilltopSecurities as Head of Fixed Income Capital Markets
August 16 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Hilltop Securities Inc. (HTS) today announced that Kenneth G.
Friedrich has joined the firm as Senior Managing Director, Head of
Fixed Income Capital Markets. Mr. Friedrich, who served as Head of
Municipal Sales, Trading and Syndication for RBC Capital Markets
(“RBC”) until June 2016, brings three decades of experience to his
new role and will oversee all aspects of HTS’ fixed income sales,
trading and syndication business which includes 15 offices in nine
states from coast to coast. Mr. Friedrich will report to Robert W.
Peterson, President and Chief Operating Officer of HTS.
“We are excited about Ken’s addition to the HilltopSecurities
leadership team, as we expect that he will strengthen our taxable
and municipal fixed income sales, trading and underwriting efforts
across the country – with a particular focus on the middle
markets,” said Mr. Peterson. “He brings the proven track record of
success we believe that we need to achieve our goals, and we look
forward to his leadership as we continue to strengthen and expand
our capital markets business.”
“I am proud to join HilltopSecurities, which has built a strong
reputation for client service excellence in both taxable and
municipal fixed income and is a nationally recognized leader in the
municipal finance business,” Mr. Friedrich said. “I believe that
HilltopSecurities is ideally positioned to significantly grow its
sales and trading presence across credit, MBS and municipals. I am
also eager to help the firm continue to grow its senior-managed
municipal origination presence to complement its market-leading
financial advisory practice.”
Mr. Friedrich joins HTS from New York State Environmental
Facilities Corporation where he served as Chief Financial Officer
for the past year. He spent the majority of his career with RBC and
its predecessor firm Dain Rauscher in New York, where he directly
oversaw primary market pricing and distribution, as well as
secondary trading and sales for long-term municipal securities. In
addition, Mr. Friedrich served as Head of Municipal Institutional
Sales and Head of Fixed-Income Middle Market Sales for RBC. Mr.
Friedrich earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from The American
University in Washington, D.C.
About Hilltop Securities Inc.
Hilltop Securities Inc., a member of NYSE, FINRA and SIPC,
delivers the forthright advice and tailored solutions necessary for
municipal issuers, institutions, broker-dealers and individuals to
thrive. The financial services firm and registered investment
adviser is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices across the
United States. Areas of focus include public finance, municipal and
taxable fixed income underwriting, sales and trading; equity
and portfolio trading; retail brokerage services; securities
clearing; structured finance; and securities lending. A wholly
owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:
HTH), HilltopSecurities’ affiliates include Hilltop Securities
Independent Network Inc., PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending and
National Lloyds Corporation. Learn more at
www.HilltopSecurities.com.
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Hilltop Securities Inc.Benjamin D. Brooks,
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