Oppenheimer hires seven directors to global fixed income

By Taylor Fox

New York, Sept. 23 – Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. announced seven new senior additions, according to a news release.

The new hires include five new managing directors: Si Lund on the high-yield research and sales desk, John Covello on the investment-grade fixed-income trading desk, Jordan Konicek on the emerging markets institutional sales desk, Ayham Zekra on the institutional fixed-income sales desk in London and Hanford Mau in the municipal bond department.

Oppenheimer also named two new executive directors, Joe Curley on the municipal bond trading desk and Smahane Grimeh on the rates strategy and sales desk.

“We are thrilled to welcome such seasoned and skilled professionals to our team,” said senior managing director and global head of fixed income Peter Albano in the release. “More than ever, success in fixed income is driven by the delivery of exceptional capabilities and expertise that drive greater mind share, wallet share and market share.”

Lund, Covello, Grimeh and Mau are based in New York. Curley is based in Boston, Konicek is in Newport Beach, Calif., and Zekra is based in London.

This most recent expansion of the global fixed income team aligns with Oppenheimer’s broader strategy of leveraging deep sector experience across key asset classes, in order to successfully execute transactions on behalf of corporate clients and institutional investors.

So far this year, the firm has made senior-level hires in the private client division, public finance investment banking, the financial institutions group and global technology investment banking and the life sciences research team of the equities division, with more to come in Oppenheimer’s recruitment pipeline for 2020.

Oppenheimer provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage and investment banking services and is based in New York.

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