Randolph Snook, a former partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co., has been hired as head of The Bond Market Associations New York City office and will oversee the day-to-day operations of the groups municipal and other divisions as well as its financial, administrative, and media operations, TBMA said in an announcement scheduled for release today.
Snook, along with John Vogt, an executive vice president and head of the associations Washington office, and Manfred Schepers, an executive vice president and head of BMA Int. in London, will report to Micah Green, the associations president.
Before joining the association as an executive vice president, Snook held several senior positions at Goldman. He was co-head of the credit capital markets new-issue desk, co-head of the corporate bond business unit and head of the investment-grade syndicate. Snook became a partner at Goldman in 2000. He holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering and a master of business administration degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ed Forst, chairman of TBMA and the chief administrative officer at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., credited Snook with playing a crucial role in driving the growth of Goldmans fixed-income business.
As chair of the association, I look forward to leveraging Randys experience as we continue to pursue the associations policy and market practices advocacy initiatives, Forst said.
Green said Snook is a highly regarded business person whose deep market experience will add significantly to the associations markets-based focus.
Snook said he is passionate about the bond business and is really looking forward to working with the [associations] team to improve and grow the markets.
The association is a bellwether for all other associations in its intense market focus, he said.
