Ladenburg Thalmann Appoints Carly P. Maher as Senior Vice President, Products and Services Management

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE MKT:LTS, LTS PrA) (“Ladenburg”), a publicly-traded diversified financial services company, announced today it has appointed Carly P. Maher as Senior Vice President, Products and Services Management. Ms. Maher will be based in Ladenburg’s New York City office.

“This is a newly created position at the corporate level and Carly will be an important member of our senior leadership team, charged with heading the effort to develop and deliver industry-leading product solutions for the broad spectrum of investors served by Ladenburg and our subsidiaries,” said Richard Lampen, President and CEO. “The role will be primarily responsible on an enterprise-wide basis for building and managing strategic relationships with the investment and insurance firms who are our key product sponsors and also working with our internal product teams to leverage existing external and internal relationships within our network.”

Prior to joining Ladenburg, Ms. Maher was a Senior Vice President at Commonwealth Financial Network where she was part of an executive management team that oversaw the strategic direction of the firm. Over her tenure, she substantially grew both their mutual fund and variable annuity platforms and oversaw core partnerships that played a key role in their growth and profitability.

“Carly brings tremendous experience to this role and I’m looking forward to seeing her work with our strategic partners as we continue to expand and enhance our industry-leading product offerings for our subsidiaries, our advisor partners and ultimately the end investor,” said Adam Malamed, Ladenburg’s Chief Operating Officer.

About Ladenburg Thalmann

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE MKT:LTS, LTS PrA) is a publicly-traded diversified financial services company based in Miami, Florida. Ladenburg’s subsidiaries include industry-leading independent broker-dealer firms Securities America, Inc., Triad Advisors, Inc., Securities Service Network, Inc., Investacorp, Inc. and KMS Financial Services, Inc. as well as Premier Trust, Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management Inc., Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc., a leading independent life insurance brokerage company, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., an investment bank which has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange for 135 years. The company is committed to investing in the growth of its subsidiaries while respecting and maintaining their individual business identities, cultures, and leadership. For more information, please visit www.ladenburg.com.