NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 18, 2015) - Mizuho Securities USA (MSUSA), the U.S. investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group (
"We continue to build our U.S. equity sales, trading and research platform by investing in senior talent," Koudounis said. "Patrick and Richard both come to us with distinguished 20-year careers on Wall Street. We welcome them to the firm."
Moran joins MSUSA from Credit Suisse where he spent seven years as a director and senior trader in the equity department. He spent the previous ten years with Morgan Stanley. He earned his B.A. in Finance and Spanish at the University of Richmond.
Telesco joins MSUSA after fifteen years at Credit Suisse where he was director and head of small cap trading and consumer sector. Telesco earned his B.A. in economics from Moravian College.
"These highly experienced traders add to MSUSA's growing presence in U.S. Equity and will be invaluable additions to the firm," said Matthew DeSalvo, Executive Managing Director and Head of MSUSA's Equity Division.
About Mizuho Securities USA
Mizuho Securities USA Inc. is a U.S. registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hoboken (NJ), Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London (UK). MSUSA provides a wide range of fixed income and equity securities products and investment banking services to institutional clients. MSUSA is one of only 22 firms designated as a Primary Dealer in U.S. Government and Agency securities. MSUSA also is a U.S. registered futures commission merchant ("FCM") and a member of most international futures exchanges. MSUSA's parent company, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., is a top-tier, full-service, Japanese securities firm and a core member of the Mizuho Financial Group. http://www.mizuhosecurities.com
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