Gerstein Global Futures Announces the Appointment of New Equity Research Head

Gerstein global futures, a top-notch commodity brokerage trading firm and offers trading services to almost all types of asset class to global clientele, has finally approved the appointment of mr. Mark hughes as the new executive director of gerstein global futures global equity research division. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) May 05, 2011 - Hughes will be responsible for the operation of the Equity Sales and Research particularly on the international offices in Paris, Switzerland, London and New York. Also, he is expected to come up with the most suitable research work focused on equity sales to augment the firm's profitability on related areas.

Mark Hughes has become a household name not only in the local scenario but in the international as well, as he was formerly worked in the media industry and become well-known because of his contribution and expansive knowledge on the cable, entertainment and media sectors since early-nineties. As the new Executive Director of Gerstein Global Futures Global Equity Research Division, Hughes will be responsible for the enhancement of the firm's coverage of the same sectors. Three years ago, Gerstein Global Futures launched and started its institutional equity sales operation with trading teams covering selected international offices of Gerstein Global Futures.

Prior to accepting his new role with Gerstein Global Futures, Mark Hughes was a Managing Director for Equity Research Department of an independent equity research and analysis firm in United States. He has also previous experience as Senior Equity Research Analyst and Directorship for related companies where he was accountable for the entertainment, cable and media sectors. Earlier in his career, he has also the same equity research experiences and responsibilities in various positions he held at numerous brokerage firms, financial institutions, and financial service companies worldwide.

Commenting on the new appointment of Mr. Hughes, Gerstein Global Futures CEO and President Mr. Karl Cullen expressed confidence of having Mr. Hughes as an addition to the exceptional workforce of the firm. "Mark Hughes has almost two decades of solid experience as Senior Equity Research Analyst on the cable, media and entertainment sectors today and has been respected by institutional investors for his finely honed knowledge and intuitive analytics. I can sense that he is the best person to help us kick off our coverage in these areas and we are thrilled to have him for this very challenging role," said Cullen.

Mr. Mark Hughes gained his college and masters degree in accounting from Fairfield University in Connecticut and Golden Gate University in California, respectively where he both graduated with highest honors.

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