FINRA announced the results of voting that took place at its 2015 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. last month. Member firms elected three Governors, one from among the small firms, one from among the mid-size firms and one from among the large firms. FINRA also named two new Governors to its Board of Governors.
Governors Elected
Small Firm Governor: Joe Romano, President, Romano Wealth Management
Mid-size Firm Governor: Brian Kovack, Esq., President & Co-Founder, Kovack Securities, Inc.
Large Firm Governor: John W. Thiel, Head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
All three Governors are newly elected.
Governors Appointed
Two individuals were named to the Board as Governors:
Kathleen A. Murphy, President of Personal Investing, a Fidelity Investments company, was appointed as an Industry Governor; and Randal K. Quarles, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of The Cynosure Group, was appointed as a Public Governor.
