NEW YORK, June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer") – a leading wealth
manager and investment bank under Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) –
today furthered its investment banking growth strategy with the
appointment of Rita Keskinyan as
Managing Director and Head of Consumer Banking. The Consumer sector
is one of the leading practices within Oppenheimer's Capital
Markets Group, as evidenced by the depth and breadth of equity
research coverage of the consumer vertical.
Rita brings a wealth of experience and valuable
relationships to our firm. Most recently, she was Managing Director
at Rabobank's New York M&A Advisory Group, where she served as
the Global Coordinator of Dairy M&A and Head of US
Non-Alcoholic Beverages M&A. Previously, she spent 15 years at
BT/Alex Brown, where her experience
included leveraged finance, rated corporate lending, relationship
management and securitizations. At Oppenheimer, she will turn her
energy toward further building out the Firm's Investment Banking
capability across a variety of sectors within consumer, while
leveraging Oppenheimer's other verticals, including technology and
healthcare. Rita is partnered with Jeroen Van Den Heuvel, who joined two years ago
in the Firm's London office.
Together they will bring a global focus to the Firm's Food &
Beverage practice.
"We are pleased to have Rita join us during this period of
unprecedented change and opportunity within the consumer segments,"
said Robert Lowenthal, Head of U.S.
Investment Banking & Global Fixed Income for Oppenheimer. "Her
experience and leadership will help our clients as they face
changes in consumer preferences, buying behaviors and the threat of
technologically enhanced business models."
"I am excited to join the Oppenheimer platform and to
expand our presence in the consumer space," said Rita. "It is
a critical time for consumer businesses as innovation
and e-commerce, as well as consumers' changing preferences
with their heightened focus on health and wellness, have disrupted
many segments of the industry. Whether it is apparel, personal
care, dining or retail, the categories are undergoing secular and
transformative change and provide great opportunity ahead for
businesses of all sizes both privately and publicly
owned."
Rita joins Oppenheimer's Investment Banking Team along
with recent hires Robin Graham,
Managing Director and Head of Technology, Media &
Communications, and Michael Margolis
R.Ph, Managing Director and Head of Life
Sciences.
About Oppenheimer & Co.
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Inc. (OPY on the New York Stock Exchange), and its affiliates
provide a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage and
investment banking services to high-net-worth individuals,
families, corporate executives, local governments, businesses and
institutions.
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