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BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), has hired Wayne Hood, a 23-year Wall Street veteran to the firm's U.S. Equity Research group.
Based in Atlanta, Mr. Hood will cover Broadline Retail stocks with a focus on general merchandise companies. He is joined by associate Phillip Juhan and both become part of the firm's Consumer & Leisure team.
“We're proud to have Wayne join our growing research group, as we continue to strengthen our Consumer franchise,” said Jack Blackstock, Director of U.S. Equity Research, BMO Capital Markets. “Wayne has one of the most recognized names in retail equity research, and he enjoys a reputation for developing insightful and actionable investment ideas, which fits perfectly with the objectives of our Equities business.”
Mr. Hood has more than 23 years of investment experience, including 20 years as a sell-side research analyst at Prudential Equity Group. During his last 10 years at Prudential, Mr. Hood was ranked eight times on Institutional Investor's All-America Research Team. From 1996 through 2004, The Wall Street Journal ranked Mr. Hood 10 times for either stock picking or earnings accuracy and he was named to the Wall Street Journal's “Best of The Street Hall of Fame” in 2004 for stock selection.
Most recently, Mr. Hood was a portfolio manager of Masters/ Hood Capital, an Atlanta-based investment firm he founded in 2006. He earned a BSBA in Finance at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He currently serves on the Department of Urology's Advisory Board at Emory University's School of Medicine.
BMO Capital Markets has been committed to expanding its U.S. Equity Research franchise. In June, Keith Bachman was hired as a senior research analyst to cover Enterprise Hardware & Imaging. Senior research analyst Connie Maneaty joined in May to cover the Personal Care & Household Products industry. Michael Vinciquerra, a senior research analyst on the Financial Institutions team, joined BMO Capital Markets' Atlanta office in March to cover Specialty Finance.
About BMO Capital Markets' Equity Research Group
With 21 published research analysts, BMO Capital Markets U.S. Equity Research now covers more than 320 companies in industries that also include Business Services, Capital Goods, Energy & Power, Financial Institutions & REITs, Food & Agribusiness, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, and Technology & Telecommunications. A complete list of the firm's U.S. equity analyst team and coverage universe can be viewed at: www.bmocm.com/research/equities/us/.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,000 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with more than $357 billion in total assets and 35,000 employees as of April 30, 2007. For more information, visit www.bmocm.com.
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