People: Stifel Financial Corp. (SF)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Kruszewski, Ronald 50 2001 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Plotkin, Ben 53 2007 Vice Chairman of the Board, Senior Vice President
Himelfarb, Richard 67 2009 Vice Chairman of the Board; Chairman of Investment Banking
Zemlyak, James 50 2004 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Director
McCuaig, Scott 60 2001 Senior Vice President, Director
Mulroy, Thomas 47 2005 Senior Vice President, Director
Sliney, David 39 2003 Senior Vice President
Minnick, David 52 2004 Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Lefton, Robert 77 1992 Director
Oates, James 62 1996 Director
Beda, Bruce 68 1997 Director
Dill, Charles 69 1995 Director
Ford, Richard 72 1984 Director
Dubinsky, John 65 2003 Director
Hanser, Frederick 67 2003 Director
Westbrook, Kelvin 54 2007 Director
Nesi, Victor 49 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Kruszewski, Ronald Ronald J. Kruszewski is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been Chairman of the board of Directors of the Company and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since April 2001 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since September 1997. Prior thereto, Mr. Kruszewski served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Baird Financial Corporation and Managing Director of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated from 1993 to September 1997. Mr. Kruszewski serves as Chairman of the Board of Angelica Corporation (NYSE: AGL). Mr. Kruszewski serves on the board of trustees of Webster University and the board of directors of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. Mr. Kruszewski is also a member of the Saint Louis Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization and The Regional Business Council in St. Louis.
Plotkin, Ben Ben A. Plotkin is Vice Chairman of the Board, Senior Vice President of Stifel Financial Corp., since August 2007 and an Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since February 2007. Mr. Plotkin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ryan Beck & Company, Inc. from 1997 until its acquisition by the Company in February 2007. Mr. Plotkin was elected Executive Vice President of Ryan Beck in 1990. Mr. Plotkin joined Ryan Beck in May of 1987 as a Director and Vice President in the Investment Banking Division.
Himelfarb, Richard Mr. Richard J. Himelfarb has been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board; Chairman of Investment Banking of Stifel Financial Corp. effective June 25, 2009. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Board, Senior Vice President of Stifel Financial Corp, and Executive Vice President and Director of Investment Banking of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since December 1, 2005. He is responsible for supervising the corporate finance investment banking activities. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Himelfarb served as a director of Legg Mason, Inc. from November 1983. Mr. Himelfarb was elected Executive Vice President of Legg Mason and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. in July 1995, having previously served as Senior Vice President from November 1983.
Zemlyak, James James M. Zemlyak has been the Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Director of Stifel Financial Corp. Mr. Zemlyak has been the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since February 1999 and a director of the Company since 2004. Mr. Zemlyak has been Executive Vice President of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since December 1, 2005, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since August 2002 and a member of its board of directors since February 1999. Mr. Zemlyak was appointed as a director of Stifel Bank & Trust in April 2007. Mr. Zemlyak served as the Chief Financial Officer of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. from February 1999 through 2006. Previously, Mr. Zemlyak was Senior Vice President of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. from February 1999 until December 1, 2005. Prior to joining the Company in February 1999, Mr. Zemlyak served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Baird Financial Corporation from 1997 to 1999 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated from 1994 to 1999.
McCuaig, Scott Scott B. McCuaig has been Senior Vice President, Director of Stifel Financial Corp. Mr. McCuaig has been Senior Vice President of the Company and a director of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since January 1998 and President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since August 2002. Previously, Mr. McCuaig served as Managing Director, head of marketing and regional sales manager of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated from June 1988 to January 1998. Mr. McCuaig serves as the Chairman of the board of trustees of Whitfield School, St. Louis, Missouri.
Mulroy, Thomas Thomas P. Mulroy has been the Senior Vice President and Director of Stifel Financial Corp, and Executive Vice President and Director of Equity Capital Markets of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. since December 1, 2005. Mr. Mulroy has responsibility for institutional equity sales, trading, and research. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mulroy was elected Executive Vice President of Legg Mason, Inc. in July 2002 and of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. in November 2000. Mr. Mulroy became a Senior Vice President of Legg Mason, Inc. in July 2000 and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. in August 1998.
Sliney, David David D. Sliney has been a Senior Vice President of Stifel Financial Corp since May 2003. In 1997, Mr. Sliney began a Strategic Planning and Finance role with Stifel Nicolaus and has served as a Director of Stifel Nicolaus since May 2003. Mr. Sliney is also responsible for the Company's Operations and Technology departments. Mr. Sliney joined Stifel Nicolaus in 1992, and between 1992 and 1995, Mr. Sliney worked as a fixed income trader and later assumed responsibility for the firm's Equity Syndicate Department.
Minnick, David David M. Minnick has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Stifel Financial Corp and Stifel Nicolaus since October 2004. Prior thereto, Mr. Minnick served as Vice President and Counsel for A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. from August 2002 through October 2004, Senior Regional Attorney for NASD Regulation, Inc. from November 2000 through July 2002, as an attorney in private law practice from September 1998 through November 2000, and as General Counsel and Managing Director of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from October 1990 through August 1998.
Lefton, Robert Robert E. Lefton, Ph.D. is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Psychological Associates, Inc., an international training and consulting firm, since 1958. Mr. Lefton serves on the boards of directors of Spartan Light Metals, Inc. and Schnucks Markets Inc.
Oates, James James M. Oates is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been Managing Director of The Wydown Group, a financial consulting firm, since 1994. Mr. Oates has served as the Chairman of Hudson Castle Group, Inc. (formerly IBEX Capital Markets, Inc.), a financial services company, since 1997. Mr. Oates also serves as a director of Phoenix Mutual Funds, Connecticut River Bancorp and Connecticut River Bank, and New Hampshire Trust Company. Beginning in 2005, Mr. Oates has also served as the Chairman of the board of the John Hancock Trust and the John Hancock Funds II as well as Chairman of the board of Emerson Investment Management, Inc., since 2000. Mr. Oates is a member of the investment committee of the Endowment for Health and he serves on the board of Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts.
Beda, Bruce Bruce A. Beda is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Kilbourn Capital Management, LLC, a financial asset manager, since 2001.
Dill, Charles Charles A. Dill is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been a venture capital and private equity investor since November 1995. In addition to several direct private equity investments, Mr. Dill has been a general partner of Gateway Partners, L.P., a venture capital fund, since 1995 and of Two Rivers Associates, a private equity firm, since January 2003. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Dill was the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Bridge Information Systems, Inc., a company providing online information and trading services. Mr. Dill is a director of Zoltek Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZOLT) and TransAct Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: TACT). Mr. Dill is also a director of each of the John Allan Love Foundation and Webster University Business School.
Ford, Richard Richard F. Ford is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been the General Partner of Gateway Associates L.P., a venture capital management firm he formed, since 1984. Mr. Ford is also a director of Barry-Wehmiller Company.
Dubinsky, John John P. Dubinsky is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Westmoreland Associates, LLC, a financial consulting company, since 1999; President and Chief Executive Officer of CORTEX (Center of Research, Technology and Entrepreneurial Expertise) since 2003; President Emeritus of Firstar Bank from 1999 until 2001; and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile Bank from 1997 until its merger with U.S. Bank National Association (formerly, Firstar Bank, N.A.) in 1999. Previously Mr. Dubsinsky was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.; Vice-Chairman: BJC HealthCare; and Trustee: Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Mr. Dubinsky was named Chairman of the board of Stifel Bank & Trust in April 2007. Mr. Dubinsky is currently on the board of directors of Insituform Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSU) and Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABPI).
Hanser, Frederick Frederick O. Hanser is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He has been the Vice Chairman and a director of the St. Louis Cardinals, LLC since 1996, and is Secretary and a director of SLC Holdings, LLC, Manager and holding company for the St. Louis Cardinals, LLC. Mr. Hanser was named as a Vice Chairman of Stifel Bank & Trust in April 2007. Prior to his role with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Mr. Hanser practiced law for 30 years. Mr. Hanser currently serves on the board for a number of St. Louis organizations including the Backstoppers, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis Cardinals Community Fund (Cardinals Care), the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association and the Regional Business Council.
Westbrook, Kelvin Kelvin R. Westbrook is Director of Stifel Financial Corp. Mr. Westbrook has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of KRW Advisors, LLC, a privately held consulting and advisory services company, since October 2007. From September 2006 through October 2007, Mr. Westbrook served as the Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer of Millennium Digital Media Systems, LLC, a privately held broadband services company and the successor to and former affiliate of Millennium Digital Media, LLC, a company which Mr. Westbrook co-founded and served as President and Chief Executive Officer from May 1997 through October 2006. Mr. Westbrook is a Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), serving as Chairman of its compensation/succession committee and on its nominating/corporate governance committee. Mr. Westbrook is also a Trustee of the Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT), serving on its audit committee.
Nesi, Victor Mr. Victor J. Nesi is the Director of Stifel Financial Corp. He serves as Executive Vice President, Director of Investment Banking and Co-Director of Capital Markets. He has more than 20 years of banking and private equity experience, most recently with Merrill Lynch, where he headed the global private equity business for the telecommunications and media industry. From 2005 to 2007, he directed Merrill Lynch's investment banking group for the Americas region. In that role, he was responsible for the firm's investment banking origination activities for corporate, financial, and sovereign clients in the United States, Canada, and Latin America across all industries and products. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1996, Mr. Nesi spent seven years as an investment banker at Salomon Brothers and Goldman Sachs. He began his career in corporate and securities law with the Shea and Gould law firm.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Kruszewski, Ronald 3,924,020
Plotkin, Ben 2,734,780
Himelfarb, Richard 2,537,030
Zemlyak, James 1,692,980
McCuaig, Scott 1,619,790
Mulroy, Thomas 2,924,950
Sliney, David 802,715
Minnick, David 306,384
Lefton, Robert --
Oates, James --
Beda, Bruce --
Dill, Charles --
Ford, Richard --
Dubinsky, John --
Hanser, Frederick --
Westbrook, Kelvin --
Nesi, Victor --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Kruszewski, Ronald 268,833 8,017,108
Plotkin, Ben 0 0
Himelfarb, Richard 0 0
Zemlyak, James 141,334 4,217,061
McCuaig, Scott 197,201 4,527,301
Mulroy, Thomas 0 0
Sliney, David 40,199 1,191,396
Minnick, David 3,000 54,045
Lefton, Robert 0 0
Oates, James 0 0
Beda, Bruce 0 0
Dill, Charles 0 0
Ford, Richard 0 0
Dubinsky, John 0 0
Hanser, Frederick 0 0
Westbrook, Kelvin 0 0
Nesi, Victor 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
ZEMLYAK JAMES M 650 $53.46
ZEMLYAK JAMES M 6,667 $5.22
ZEMLYAK JAMES M 5,160 $53.46
ZEMLYAK JAMES M 13,332 $5.22
BEDA BRUCE A 1,999 $5.20
BEDA BRUCE A 1,999 $5.80
BEDA BRUCE A 1,999 $5.56
BEDA BRUCE A 1,999 $9.26
HIMELFARB RICHARD J 6,294 $0.00
DILL CHARLES ANTHONY 1,403 $0.00
BEDA BRUCE A 506 $0.00
MULROY THOMAS P 6,294 $0.00
NESI VICTOR J 4,445 $0.00
ZEMLYAK JAMES M 5,736 $54.89
MCCUAIG SCOTT B 16,222 $0.00
DUBINSKY JOHN P 68 $0.00
LEFTON ROBERT E 928 $0.00
DILL CHARLES ANTHONY 1,698 $0.00
OATES JAMES M 10 $0.00
BURKEMPER BERNARD N 1,203 $0.00
KRUSZEWSKI RONALD J 51,253 $0.00
BEDA BRUCE A 3,285 $0.00
SLINEY DAVID D 6,018 $0.00
DUBINSKY JOHN P 790 $0.00
HANSER FREDERICK O 2,556 $0.00
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