Career moves

The bank has also hired some analysts to its infrastructure group over the past several weeks as it plans to beef up its muni team.

Three of the hires are group heads in public sector and structured finance businesses at the firm.

Public finance lawyers Alison Radecki and Helen Pennock, who come to the firm from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, will work of of the New York City office.

Based in New York City, Ted Hynes has almost 40 years of experience in the fixed-income markets, the last 15 at Raymond James.

Western Alliance Bank has named Woo senior director of treasury management in the bank's corporate finance and public and nonprofit finance groups.

Municipal Market Analytics is expanding its business development arm.

Messina, a veteran public finance lawyer, will focus on senior living and life-plan communities.

Mallen will take over CFO duties from Amy Potter, who has been serving a dual role as CFO and deputy chief executive officer since December 2022.

The broker-dealer expands by creating its newly established public finance group in California.

"Jason has a proven record as an outstanding leader who brings clarity, decisiveness and expertise to his role with our Fixed Income Capital Markets division," said HilltopSecurities CEO Brad Winges.

Kristin Stephens will head the northeast region and David Moffett the southeast.

Jackie Wells, a former FINRA enforcement director, is the second leader from the industry's self-regulating body to join the firm in recent months.

Maggio joins KeyBanc from Hilltop Securities, where he was co-head of capital markets.

Mayor John Whitmire expressed confidence in Melissa Dubowski's ability to guide the city through its financial challenges.

Katz is well known for guiding operational improvement and expense control in the financial services sector, his new employer said.

"Hiring Giles along with other senior and experienced hires over the last year demonstrates our deep commitment to public finance at a time when our competitors are laying off in droves or retrenching from the sector entirely," said Suzanne Shank, president and CEO of Siebert Williams Shank.

Hilltop plans to hire others over the next 12 to 18 months.

The MSRB board member has joined the Institute's public finance team.

Coolidge joins Oppenheimer from UBS, which closed its public finance business in October.

Nelson Pérez Méndez will become the interim Secretary of the Treasury.