Jim Kerr, Chief Executive Officer of D.A. Davidson Companies, has been elected as Chairman of the firm’s board of directors.
Kerr has served as D.A. Davidson Companies CEO since January 2015, and added the Chairmanship responsibilities during a recent board of directors meeting. His transition to that role is one component of a long-planned leadership succession strategy and follows the retirement of Bill Johnstone, who had served as company Chairman since 2012.
Kerr joined D.A. Davidson Companies in 2005 and served as the firm’s President before becoming CEO. He also previously was President of its Wealth Management group. He has extensive prior experience in the financial services industry and is a member of the board of directors for the industry’s largest trade organization, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
About D.A. Davidson Companies
D.A. Davidson Companies is an employee-owned financial services firm offering a range of financial services and advice to individuals, corporations, institutions and municipalities nationwide. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Montana, with corporate offices in Denver, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle, the company has more than 1,300 employees and offices in 26 states.
Subsidiaries include: D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, providing wealth management, investment banking, equity and fixed income capital markets services and advice; Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional asset management firm; D.A. Davidson Trust Company, a trust and wealth management company; and Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing fixed income portfolio and advisory services.
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