Haywood Securities expands its Institutional Sales team

Haywood adds Michael McGuin to Toronto Institutional Sales

TORONTO , Feb. 11 /CNW/ - Haywood Securities Inc., one of Canada's leading independent investment dealers, has appointed Michael McGuin to its Institutional Sales and Trading Group. McGuin is an accomplished institutional salesperson bringing relevant experience, skills and relationships to heighten the team's sales distribution in the mining and oil & gas sectors.

"With his reputation as a top rated salesperson for first coverage, we are extremely fortunate that Michael has joined our firm," said David Lyall , Head of Institutional Sales at Haywood. "Michael will be based in our Toronto office where his sales and trading expertise will further our international distribution capability, allowing Haywood to continue providing best-in-class service that our clients expect."

McGuin has worked in a variety of roles in institutional equity sales, where he gained extensive experience and knowledge of the domestic and international markets. He was most recently at Blackmont Capital.

About Haywood Securities

Founded in 1981, Haywood Securities is a private, 100-per-cent employee-owned investment dealer with more than 275 employees and Canadian offices in Vancouver , Calgary and Toronto . The firm is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Bourse de Montreal , Canadian National Stock Exchange, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada , the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Industry Association of Canada . In addition, Haywood (USA) Securities Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Haywood Securities Inc., is a broker-dealer registered to transact securities business in the United States with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Similarly, Haywood Securities (UK) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary with offices in London , U.K. and registered with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to service institutional customers in the U.K. More information about Haywood can be found at www.haywood.com.

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