Industry veteran brings more than 30 years of experience to enhance company’s coverage of the upstream oil and gas sector
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells
Fargo Securities, the investment banking and capital markets
business of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC),
announced today that Scott Van Bergh has joined as vice chairman in the
Energy & Power Investment Banking group. Van Bergh will provide advice
and guidance to customers within the energy sector, with a particular
emphasis on upstream oil and gas clients. He is based in New York and
reports jointly to John Hudson and Kristin Lesher, co-heads of the
Investment Banking Coverage group.
“With more than three decades of experience in the oil and gas sector,
Scott is a great addition to our energy and power investment banking
platform,” said Hudson. “His strong industry relationships, as well as
his deep knowledge of the sector, reaffirms our commitment to providing
clients with trusted advice and world-class, strategic content.”
Lesher said, “We are excited to have Scott join our successful energy
and power investment banking team. As we continue to strengthen the
depth of expertise across our investment banking platform, his
leadership, guidance and advice will be invaluable to our customers.”
Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Van Bergh held a number of senior
leadership positions across the investment banking industry, most
recently serving as vice chairman of Energy Investment Banking coverage
for Deutsche Bank. Previously, he spent nearly 15 years at Bank of
America Merrill Lynch, serving as the head of the Global Energy
Investment Banking before becoming a vice chairman. He also was head of
the energy investment banking practices of Citibank (formerly Salomon
Brothers) and PaineWebber. Van Bergh holds Bachelor of Science degrees
from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Business
Administration from Harvard Business School.
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services, and municipal bond origination. Wells Fargo Securities
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