SIFMA Honors Jefferies' Kenneth Gibbs

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WASHINGTON — The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's municipal securities division will honor Kenneth D. Gibbs, president of the Municipal Securities Group of Jefferies LLC, with its 2014 Honor Roll Award at a luncheon on Tuesday in New York City.

Gibbs has been responsible for building Jefferies' muni group since joining the firm in March 2009. The group includes about 100 people in 13 offices nationwide, and is focused on the banking, sales and trading of municipal securities. Jefferies also has nearly $45 billion in assets and offices in more than thirty cities worldwide.

Prior to joining Jefferies, Gibbs was chief executive officer of Depfa First Albany Securities and has worked at Kidder Peabody, First Boston, Lazard Freres and First Albany Capital.

"Today we thank and honor Ken for his contributions to our industry," said Michael Bartolotta, vice chairman at FirstSouthwest Co. and 2014 chair of SIFMA's municipal securities division. "The municipal securities industry is crucial to driving the necessary capital to construct key infrastructure throughout America, including hospitals, roads and schools. We are pleased to honor Ken for his vital work."

Gibbs is also a member of SIFMA's board of directors, sits on its executive committee, and serves as its political action committee chair. He also currently serves as the chair of the board of trustees of New York's Citizens Budget Commission and as chair of the board of trustees of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. He served on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board during the early 2000s and is a past chair of SIFMA's muni division.

He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass.

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