Mizuho Securities USA Appoints Eric Shenker as Head of US Equity Trading

Subsidiary of Japanese banking group seeks to bolster US equities presence.

A view of downtown Manhattan in New York
The US subsidiary of Japanese investment bank Mizuho Securities is based in New York.

Formerly head of equities and head of equities trading at Stamford, Conn.-based institutional broker-dealer CRT Capital Group, Shenker has held numerous positions with firms including Alliance Bernstein LP, Bascom Hill Partners, and Morgan Stanley & Co, as well as five years at Deutsche Bank in New York as head of North America cash equity trading.

"Eric is a highly experienced trader and skilled executive with a distinguished career on Wall Street," says John Koudounis, president and CEO of MSUSA, who anticipated that Shenker would be an "invaluable addition" to a firm that is seeking to expand its US equity platform.

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