Wells Fargo Securities Canada Appoints Deschamps and Taube Godard as Co-Heads*
March 23 2015 - 10:07AM
Business Wire
Focus on expansion of capital markets and
advisory products in Canada
Wells Fargo Securities, the capital markets and investment
banking business of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC),
announced today that Darin Deschamps and Sandra Taube Godard have
been named co-heads* of Wells Fargo Securities Canada. Deschamps,
who was recently hired, and Taube Godard, who joined in 2013, are
based in Toronto and will be responsible for partnering across
Wells Fargo to deliver the full breadth of Wells Fargo Securities
capabilities to clients. Deschamps will also serve as head of
Investment Banking and Capital Markets (part of Wells Fargo
Securities) in Canada.
“Wells Fargo has long standing relationships with clients who
are active in Canada and a growing list of important Canadian
clients,” stated Jonathan Weiss, head of Wells Fargo Securities.
“Under Darin’s and Sandra’s expertise and guidance, we are now well
poised to continue the expansion of our capital market and advisory
capabilities and more fully assist both Canadian and U.S. clients
in accessing strategic and financing opportunities.”
Deschamps has over 25 years of experience in investment banking,
most recently serving as deputy head of Investment Banking and head
of the Financial Institutions Group and Financial Sponsors Coverage
for National Bank Financial Inc. Prior to that, he worked at TD
Securities and Credit Suisse. He holds a Masters of Business
Administration, graduating with distinction from INSEAD in
Fontainebleau, France, and an Honors Business Administration degree
(gold medalist) from the Ivey Business School where he serves as a
member of the Dean’s Advisory Board. He is also a member of the
Institute of Corporate Directors.
Taube Godard joined Wells Fargo Securities Canada in 2013 to
manage and build strategic relationships with top Canadian
institutional clients and to better facilitate their access to the
breadth of financial solutions on the Wells Fargo Securities
platform. She has over 25 years of experience in the Canadian
investment banking industry, previously serving as a managing
director for Barclays Canada responsible for global relationships
with Canadian investors and institutional clients across asset
classes. Prior to that, she was managing director and head of
derivative and fixed income sales for HSBC Canada.
Wells Fargo Securities Canada launched in 2013 as a complement
to the company's existing Wholesale Banking operations in Canada,
which began operating in September 2012 to offer lending, treasury
management, foreign exchange and trade services to commercial and
corporate customers in Canada. Wells Fargo currently has offices in
Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal.
Wells Fargo has had a long history in Canada stretching back to
1858 with the opening of an express office in Victoria, British
Columbia. For more information on Wells Fargo in Canada, visit
www.wellsfargo.ca.
*Pending approval of the Investment Industry Regulatory
Organization of Canada (IIROC)
About Wells Fargo Securities
Wells Fargo Securities delivers a comprehensive set of capital
markets and advisory products and services, including debt and
equity origination and distribution, investment research and
economic insights, interest rate, commodity and equity risk
management, structured lending facilities, securitization, prime
brokerage, clearing and fund services.
Wells Fargo Securities is comprised of nearly 4,800 team members
in 40+ offices across North America, Europe and Asia.
Wells Fargo Securities is the trade name for certain capital
markets and investment banking services of Wells Fargo &
Company and its subsidiaries, including Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, member NYSE, FINRA, NFA and SIPC, Wells Fargo Securities
Canada, Ltd., a Canadian investment dealer and a member of
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and Member
CIPF, Wells Fargo Prime Services, LLC, member FINRA, NFA and SIPC,
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a
nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company
with $1.7 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in
San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance,
investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through
more than 8,700 locations, 12,500 ATMs, and the internet
(wellsfargo.com), and has offices in 36 countries to support
customers who conduct business in the global economy. With
approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three
households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was
ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2014 rankings of America’s largest
corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’
financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo
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