Hilltop Securities Inc. announced today that Senior Vice President Brian
L. Wittneben has been named General Counsel, effective March 1, 2016,
overseeing the firm’s legal and corporate governance functions. He had
previously served as General Counsel of First Southwest Company LLC
prior to that firm’s merger with HilltopSecurities in January 2016.
Mr. Wittneben replaces Allen R. Tubb, who retired as HilltopSecurities’
General Counsel on February 29, 2016. Mr. Tubb will continue to serve in
a consulting role for a period of time following his retirement.
“We are pleased to welcome Brian as General Counsel and are fortunate to
have such a proven and capable professional to lead our legal
department,” said Hill A. Feinberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of HilltopSecurities. “Throughout his tenure with our firm, Brian has
consistently demonstrated his sound judgement built on deep experience
with regulatory matters, corporate governance, securities transactions
and legal strategy. He knows our firm and our industry well, and played
an instrumental role in the successful combination of our two legacy
firms, Southwest Securities and FirstSouthwest, to form
HilltopSecurities earlier this year.”
Mr. Wittneben joined FirstSouthwest as Vice President, Associate General
Counsel in 2004 before being named Senior Vice President, General
Counsel in 2009. Prior to joining FirstSouthwest, he served as an
associate with Haynes and Boone, LLP. He graduated with honors from
Texas A&M University and Southern Methodist University School of Law.
Mr. Tubb joined Southwest Securities in 1999 and was named General
Counsel of the firm’s former parent company, SWS Group Inc., in 2004.
Prior to joining Southwest Securities, he served in various capacities
with Oryx Energy for 20 years.
About Hilltop Securities Inc.
Hilltop Securities Inc., a member of NYSE, FINRA and SIPC, is a
full-service financial services firm and registered investment adviser
headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices across the United States.
HilltopSecurities’ Public Finance department ranked as the No. 1
financial advisor in the nation for 2015 and for the five-year period
ending December 31, 2015, based on total number of issues. The firm also
ranked as the No. 2 financial advisor in the nation for 2015 based on
total par volume.* The firm’s other areas of focus include municipal and
taxable fixed income underwriting, sales and trading; equity and
portfolio trading; retail brokerage services; securities clearing;
structured finance; corporate finance; and securities lending. A wholly
owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH), HilltopSecurities’
affiliates include Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc.,
PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending and National Lloyds Corporation.
*Source: Ipreo MuniAnalytics
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