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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Wells Fargo Securities, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), today announced that Geoffrey Keith has joined the firm as a managing director in the Institutional Investment Solutions group. Based in New York, Keith will be responsible for the development and marketing of equity- and commodity-linked investment solutions for the firmas global institutional client base. He will report to Rick Silva, managing director and head of Institutional Investment Solutions for Wells Fargo Securities.

"Geoff brings a wealth of experience and intellectual capital to the Wells Fargo Securitiesa platform"

aGeoff brings a wealth of experience and intellectual capital to the Wells Fargo Securitiesa platform,a said Silva. aHe is a respected professional in the derivatives space with an impeccable track record. His experience trading, investing, building and running businesses on both the sell-side and buy-side gives him a unique perspective on the marketplace and places him in the best position to partner with our global institutional clients to identify and service their equity- and commodity-based investing and risk management needs. We are very excited to have him join our team.a

Keith brings more than 20 years of derivatives experience to his new position. Prior to Wells Fargo, he was a senior portfolio manager for Diamond Notch Asset Management, where he managed the Event-Driven and Credit Opportunity strategies. Prior to that, Keith held a number of related positions, including founding Parabolic Partners Capital Management, LLC, running U.S. Equity Derivative Trading at Merrill Lynch, and running U.S. Convertible Trading at JPMorgan Chase. He received his M.S. in Management Science and Engineering and his B.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University.

About Wells Fargo Securities

Wells Fargo Securities delivers a comprehensive set of capital markets products and services to customers, including originating and distributing public debt and equity, hedging interest rates, commodity and equity risks, advising on mergers and acquisitions, and originating structured lending facilities and municipal bonds. The institutionalcapital markets business is comprised of more than 3400 team members in 40+ offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.

Wells FargoSecurities is the trade name for certain capital markets and investment banking services ofWells Fargo& Company and its subsidiaries, includingWells FargoSecurities, LLC, member FINRA and SIPC, Wells FargoBank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities International Limited (authorized by the U.K. FSA), Wells Fargo Securities Asia Limited (licensed by the HK SFC), and Wells Fargo Securities (Japan) Co., Ltd. (registered with the KLFB).

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 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 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet ([ wellsfargo.com ]), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With more than 272,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 23 on Fortuneas 2011 rankings of Americaas largest corporations. Wells Fargoas vision is to satisfy all our customersa financial needs and help them succeed financially.