Career moves

Louis English joined Janney Montgomery Scott as managing director and head of municipal sales in the fixed-income division, based out of the Chicago office.

Cabrera Capital Markets is among the firms that has capitalized on the exits of UBS and Citi from municipal bond underwriting to add senior bankers.

Texas Capital hired Steve Genyk, a former public finance head at UBS Financial Services, as a managing director to lead its new public finance business.

John Sheldon will fill the deputy treasurer position left vacant when Juan Fernandez retired.

Creedon has "tremendous capacity" as a banker, with experience in sectors outside of Janney's current business, such as tobacco securitization, and in geographical areas where the firm is seeking to grow, said Vivian Altman, Janney's head of public finance.

There is a town hall scheduled for Monday, according to a source.

In the wake of Citi's and UBS's exit from the municipal industry, other firms are seizing the opportunity to expand with new hires.

Tyson brings experiencer representing and working for local governments to Greenberg Traurig's Chicago public finance and infrastructure practice.

Teague, most recently an executive director of the municipal securities department at Morgan Stanley, will focus on surface transportation.

Steven Mahr moved to Chicago two years ago, and in March, he moved from Stifel to the city's finance department, where he's now happily tackling tough problems.