NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowen and Company announced today
that Graham Powis will become Head of Equity Capital Markets, replacing
Bill Buchanan who has left the firm to pursue other opportunities. Mr.
Powis will report to Kim Fennebresque, Chairman and CEO. Mr. Powis will
also become a member of the firm's Operating Committee.
Prior to joining Cowen and Company in 1998, Mr. Powis worked in the
Capital Markets groups at Salomon Smith Barney and Bear Stearns. Throughout
his career, Mr. Powis has dedicated his efforts to high-growth industries
including the health care, technology, media and consumer sectors. He
received an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and a B.A., summa
cum laude, from Colby College. He has also studied at the London School of
Economics.
Commenting on the appointment, Kim Fennebresque said, "Graham has been
a strong leader in our Capital Markets business over the past eight years
and has been instrumental in helping us build that franchise. I am
delighted that Graham will be leading this important business for Cowen in
the years to come."
Cowen and Company, LLC
Cowen and Company, LLC is an investment bank dedicated to providing
superior research, sales and trading and investment banking services to
companies and institutional investors in key growth sectors of the economy,
primarily Healthcare, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, and
Consumer. It is a subsidiary of Societe Generale, a diversified, global
financial services institution. Cowen and Company, LLC is a registered
broker dealer and a member of SIPC.
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