Mizuho Securities USA Continues Expansion With New Hires in Fixed-Income, Equities and Futures Under New CEO John Koudounis

Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 10:10 GMT by Market Wire
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 11, 2010) - Mizuho Securities USA ("MSUSA") (NYSE: [ MFG ]), the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary of the global Mizuho Financial Group, today announced several senior hires in its fixed-income, equities and futures businesses, continuing the expansion of its sales, trading and origination capabilities in the U.S. MSUSA is growing these product areas to strengthen its position in U.S. Dollar issuance and further develop the comprehensive array of funding, investment and hedging opportunities it can offer clients.

Recent appointments include Jerry Rizzieri as Senior Managing Director and Head of Fixed-Income Trading; Carlos Vargas as Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets; Raymond Velazquez as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equity Sales and Trading; Christopher Rodriguez as Managing Director, Futures; Craig Kazmierczak as Executive Director and Senior Mortgage Trader, and Andrew Lothian as Executive Director and Corporate Bond Trader. Mr. Rizzieri will report to Patrick Fay, Executive Managing Director and Head of Fixed-Income; Mr. Velazquez will report to Robert Betack, Executive Managing Director and Head of Equities; and Mr. Rodriguez will report to John Murphy, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Futures.

"These appointments, together with the recent targeted investments that we have made to the origination, trading and distribution sides of our equities, fixed-income and futures businesses, are a strong indication of our commitment to deliver first-class investment banking services to issuers and investors," stated John Koudounis, MSUSA President and CEO. "In the past year we have successfully launched new emerging markets, investment grade, U.S. equity, convertible bond and mortgage trading and origination efforts to enhance the firm's growing product platform, and the addition of such talented and experienced professionals will further strengthen our capital markets capabilities."

About Mizuho Securities USA

Mizuho Securities USA Inc. is a U.S. registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hoboken (NJ), Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London (UK). MSUSA provides a wide range of fixed income and equity securities products and investment banking services to institutional clients. MSUSA is one of only 18 firms designated as a Primary Dealer in U.S. Government and Agency securities. MSUSA also is a U.S. registered futures commission merchant ("FCM") and a member of most international futures exchanges. MSUSA's parent company, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., is a top-tier, full-service, Japanese securities firm and a core member of the Mizuho Financial Group. [ http://www.mizuhosecurities.com ].

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: [ MFG ]), based in Japan, is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering a broad range of financial services including banking, securities, trust and asset management, credit card, private banking services, and venture capital through its group companies. The group has approximately 49,000 staff working in more than 770 offices inside and outside Japan, and total assets of over $1.7 trillion as of December 31, 2009. Its core global corporate banking entity, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., has offices throughout the U.S. and the Americas, providing financial and strategic solutions to major corporations, financial institutions and public sector entities. For more information, please visit [ http://www.mizuho-fg.co.jp/english/ ]

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Mizuho Securities USA Continues Expansion With New Hires in Fixed-Income, Equities and Futures Under New CEO John Koudounis