I-Bank Hires Two Sales Traders

Pamela KustasandThomas Zerega, veteran sales traders, have joined New York-basedCaris & Company. Kustas, formerly principle sales trader at美国的经济增长Capital, joins the investment bank's new Boston office--slated to open next week--reporting toPeter Newman, senior managing director and head of institutional sales. Kustas' career spans 14 years and includes stints atJohn Hancock AdvisorsandSchwab Capital Markets. Additional hiring for this office, the fourth Boston locale for Caris, is expected (WSL, 2/3). "We are looking for seasoned sales traders, research sales people and analysts [for the new office]," said达伦Caris, chairman and president. Boston is the firm's second largest asset base.

Zerega joins Caris & Co.'s New York office bringing the sales trader total to five staffers. He previously worked for seven years as v.p. equity sales trader atKeyBank Corp.'sMcDonald Securities. In his 25 year career he has worked atRochdale Securities Corporationas a domestic equity sales trader and atArnhold & S. Bleichroederwhere he became a senior member of the international institutional equity sales trading team. Caris has offices in San Francisco and San Diego as well New York and Boston. New York is the largest office with 27 staffers. Kustas and Zerega have not started yet and could not be reached for comment.