Wells Fargo Securities veteran to lead one of the premier debt capital markets platforms in investment banking
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells
Fargo Securities, the investment
banking and capital markets business of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC),
announced today that Mary Katherine DuBose has been appointed head of
Debt Capital Markets effective immediately. In this newly created role,
she will lead teams responsible for high-grade debt, high-yield debt and
loan syndications originations and executions. She will remain in
Charlotte, reporting to Walter Dolhare and Rob Engel, co-heads of Wells
Fargo Securities.
“Mary Katherine has more than 20 years of investment banking experience
as well as a deep understanding of our corporate and institutional
clients’ needs,” said Engel. “Walter and I are extremely confident in
Mary Katherine’s abilities to lead our accomplished Debt Capital Markets
platform, which has consistently ranked in the top five on U.S. league
tables for high-yield, high-grade, and leveraged loan transactions.”
Alongside Chris Pink, DuBose previously was co-head of Asset-Backed
Finance & Securitization, a part of Wells Fargo Securities and
Commercial Capital, leading banking, risk management and oversight of a
loan and security portfolio. Pink will remain head of the business.
Under their leadership, the team recently earned fourth-largest global
structured finance bookrunner for the first half of 2017, up from 10th
place in 2011.
DuBose held prior leadership roles at Wells Fargo in Corporate Debt
Finance, Subscription Finance and Corporate Net Lease. She holds a
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in
Finance from the University of Arkansas.
“Mary Katherine is an example of the deep pool of talent we have across
Wells Fargo Securities and across the bank,” said Dolhare. “That wealth
of knowledge is what will best position our Debt Capital Markets
platform to best serve our clients’ needs.”
About Wells Fargo Securities
Wells Fargo Securities delivers a comprehensive set of capital markets
and advisory products and services, including public debt and equity
origination and distribution, investment research, interest rate,
commodity and equity risk hedging, mergers and acquisitions advice,
prime services, structured lending facilities, foreign exchange
services, and municipal bond origination. Wells Fargo Securities
consists of nearly 5,000 team members in more than 40 offices across
North America, Europe and Asia.
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