SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wells Fargo & Company
(NYSE: WFC) has named Bill Whipple as the head of Food and Agribusiness for
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, its investment banking subsidiary. Based in
Chicago, Illinois, Whipple will be responsible for initiating all
investment banking activity for the food and agribusiness sector.
"Bill strengthens Wells Fargo's leadership in this industry by bringing
our agribusiness customers his solid understanding of their industry, long
standing relationships with key industry players, and a strong track record
in providing investment banking advisory services," said John Hullar, head
of Wells Fargo Securities. "Wells Fargo customers can be confident they are
working with an investment banking leader who has a keen understanding of
their strategic and financing needs with more than 20 years of experience
in their industry."
Whipple has established strong relationships with many of America's
major food and agribusiness firms. In his new role, he will consult with
Wells Fargo customers nationwide, focusing especially on the West Coast and
Midwest regions within Wells Fargo's food and agribusiness portfolio.
For the past twenty years, Whipple has been a key player within Harris
Trust & Savings Bank in Chicago, including head of the Food Group since
1997. He earned his Bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois in
Champaign, and completed his M.B.A. at the University of Hartford in
Connecticut.
Wells Fargo Securities LLC, a non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &
Company, is a full service investment banking firm with expertise in
middle-market companies. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in the
Pacific Northwest, Midwest and East Coast, Wells Fargo Securities is
dedicated to long-term relationships using the strength of its M&A advice
and debt, equity, and private capital markets and the breadth of the
distribution channels.
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with
$486 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage
and consumer finance through more than 6,000 stores and the internet
(wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the U.S., and one of only two banks
worldwide, to have the highest credit rating from both Moody's Investors
Service, "Aaa," and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, "AAA."
SOURCE Wells Fargo & Company
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