Bay Street Buzz

“Wellington West Capital Markets has added a few people to their Energy team:

– Matt Sobolewski joined the Investment Banking team in Calgary. Previously he was an Energy Banker for GMP Securities;

– Kevin Shaw, an Engineer from industry, will be working alongside Kim Page as an Energy Research Analyst; and

– Analyst Greg Colman will be changing sector coverage from Special Situations to Energy Services.

Senior Base Metals Analyst, Oscar Cabrera, has joined Merrill Lynch Canada. Previously, Oscar was with Goldman Sachs in New York.

Michael Fowler has joined Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon to Head up their Equity Research Mining team. Most recently, Michael was the Interim CEO at Augen Capital.

Energy Investment Banker at Blackmont Capital, Jeremy Matthies, has joined the Corporate Development team at FYi Eye Doctors in Calgary.

Also making moves into Industry are:

– Jason Crumley, Energy Research Analyst from Salman Partners, has joined Harvest Energy Trust as Manager of Investor Relations; and

– Energy Analyst at Raymond James, Steve Calderwood, has joined the Planning and Strategy Group of Talisman Energy.

Former Sentry Select Capital Money Manager Glenn MacNeill has joined Lawrence Asset Management.

David Whyte has been appointed Vice-Chair and Chief Operating Officer for DundeeWealth.

Aminul Haque rejoins Wolverton Securities as Head of Research. He was most recently an Energy Analyst at AIC.

Associate, Alexandre Drouin, has joined the M&A Group at BMO Capital Markets. Drouin is joining from Morgan Stanley.

Jonathan Draycott, joined OMERS Private Equity as an Associate from Ironbridge Equity Partners.

TD Newcrest Analyst, Nelson Mah, has moved to Northern Securities as a Special Situations Research Analyst.

Gilbert Bong, most recently Investment Banking Analyst, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada in Calgary has joined National Bank Financial as Research Associate, covering Royalty Trusts.

Stanley Hartt has become the First Chairman of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada. Hartt was previously the Chairman for Citigroup Canada, a Stikeman Elliott Lawyer and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Bill Vlaad, bill@vlaadco.com

647-426-3890 (Direct)

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