In other People Moves news, the Federal Reserve picks a CFO and the Raymond James European Advisory unit hires from Berenberg Bank.
SEC Hires from Shearman & Sterling LLP
Robert Evans III, deputy director, division of corporation finance, SEC
SEC officials report that Robert Evans III has been named deputy director in the division of corporation finance, where he will join Shelley Parratt, also a deputy director, as a senior advisor to the division’s director, William H. Hinman.
Most recently, Evans, who, according to the commission, has “experience advising on public and private offerings, securities law compliance, and corporate governance,” worked at Shearman & Sterling LLP as a partner in the firm’s capital markets practice.
“For over 20 years, Rob has been a leading voice on a wide range of issues relating to how investors and companies interact in the public and private markets, and we are excited to have him join the team here at the SEC,” SEC Chairman Jay Clayton says in a statement.
Federal Reserve Appoints CFO/Director for Financial Management
The Federal Reserve Board reports the appointment of Ricardo A. Aguilera as the director of the division of financial management and
Ricardo A. Aguilera, director of the division of financial management, CFO, Federal Reserve
chief financial officer (CFO), officials say.
The division of financial management supports the board’s financial decision-making and strategic planning, according to a Fed statement, which notes also that Aguilera, who was “assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller until January 2017,” succeeds Bill Mitchell, “who retired in April after 24 years of Board service.”
From 2010 until his Air Force appointment in 2016, Aguilera was director of the Chief Financial Officer Academy at the National Defense University.
“From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Aguilera held executive positions at the U.S. Department of Defense as the special assistant to the deputy comptroller for program and budget and as associate director for contingencies and international affairs,” according to Fed officials.
Earlier in his career, per the Fed, Aguilera served at the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Government Accountability Office, officials add.
Raymond James European Advisory Unit Adds Banker
Jochen W. Schmidt, advisory board, Raymond James European Advisory
The Raymond James European Advisory service has added Jochen W. Schmidt, a lawyer and investment banker, who will “support the mid-market corporate finance specialist’s European growth strategy,” according to officials at Raymond James.
Schmidt has been a managing director in the investment banking practice at Berenberg Bank since 2010, responsible for clients in the TMT sector (telecommunications, media and technology), Raymond James officials say in a statement.
“Technology-driven companies play an increasingly important role for cross-border M&A,” Melville Mummert, head of European investment banking at Raymond James, says in the statement, which characterizes the firm’s European consultancy as an adviser to mid-market companies, corporations and private equity companies on cross-border transactions.
“The advisory offering includes mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings and secondaries. They exclusively represent the interests of their clients in all phases of the transaction process from defining strategic goals and negotiating financial terms and conditions through closing,” officials say.
The firm’s advisory unit, established in June 2016, includes more than 350 M&A advisors, the statement notes.
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