Stephens Announces New Leadership Within Institutional Equities & Research Group
April 29 2024 - 2:51PM
Business Wire
Stephens, an independent financial services firm, today
announced Joe Dacus is the new Head of Sales and James Law is the
new Head of Trading of Stephens Institutional Equities practice
effective immediately. They join Director of Research Kyle Evans,
in shared leadership of Stephens Institutional Equities
practice.
“Joe and Jimmy have exceptional experience, keen insights, and
strong leadership skills. Together with Kyle, they will work to
grow our research content; and to further performance and execution
for our clients,” said Brad Eichler, Chief Operating Officer. “This
is a transformative time for our Institutional Equities practice,
and we look forward to fully leveraging the abilities of Joe, Jimmy
and Kyle to innovate and inspire as we increase our
capabilities.”
Mr. Dacus has more than 14 years of experience in Sales and
Trading at Stephens. Prior to that he worked in Audit at the
accounting firm Deloitte. Mr. Dacus is based in Stephens Little
Rock office.
Mr. Law has more than 24 years of experience in Sales and
Trading and has worked in that capacity at Stephens for more than
10 years. He joined Stephens from Lazard, where he was a Managing
Director in Sales and Trading. Prior to that, Mr. Law was an
Executive Director at CIBC World Markets also in Sales and Trading.
He is based in Stephens New York office.
Mr. Evans, based in Little Rock, has been with Stephens for more
than 25 years and has been Director of Research since 2021.
Previously, he led the Media and Advertising Technology practice in
equity research and joined Stephens as an associate in the Internet
Media and Ad Technology groups. Prior to joining Stephens, Mr.
Evans worked at the Medical College of Virginia in the
Neuropsychology department.
Stephens Institutional Equities and Research group provides
clients proprietary research, superb execution, and deep industry
knowledge.
About Stephens
“Stephens” (the company brand name) is a leading family-owned
investment firm that includes Stephens Inc. (member NYSE/SIPC),
Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC, Stephens Insurance, LLC,
Stephens Capital Partners LLC and Stephens Europe Limited.
Stephens Inc. is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded
in 1933, Stephens Inc. provides securities brokerage, investment
banking and other financial services to a broad client base which
includes corporations, state and local governments, financial
institutions, institutional investors and individual investors
throughout the United States and overseas. Stephens Inc. (Home
Office: 111 Center Street, Little Rock, AR USA, 501-377-2000) is
regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Member SIPC/NYSE. For more
information, visit www.stephens.com.
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chenoa.taitt@stephens.com Creighton Abrams, Stephens Inc.
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