As of January 1st, Alan Apter has assumed the position of executive chairman Wood & Company and will also take up a position on the board of directors of Wood & Company Group. Apter will further develop relationship with current clients, faster the growth of the investment banking business and strengthen Wood & Company’s position in capital markets including the implementation of new products. He will be also charged with continuing the internal restructuring of the company and its processes. Current partners Jan Sýkora, Andrea Ferancová, Vladimír Jaroš a Lubomír Šoltýs will remain at their positions and will continue to follow and lead the business line.

Apter has extensive experience in investment banking. In 2000 - 2007 he worked as executive director of the CEE investement banking division of Morgan Stanley. In the past he worked in Moscow at Troika Dialog and Renaissance Capital, at the end of the 1980’s he worked for Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong. Apter hold a law degree from Columbia University. „We hope Apter will strengthen our position as the investment banking leader in CEE. We would like to utilize his extensive experience and especially his know-how in managing companies of a similiar size to our own. We look forward to cooperating with a manager who has such a wealth experience,“ says Vladimír Jaroš, one of Wood & Company partners.

WOOD & Co, a leading investment bank in the region of Central and Eastern Europe, is owned for the most part by its local partners, Jan Sýkora, Andrea Ferancová, Vladimír Jaroš, and Lubomír Šoltýs. Headquartered in Prague, over 15 years the firm has gained a deep understanding of the markets of new EU countries. WOOD & Co provides its international and domestic clients with top quality investment banking and stockbroking services.

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David Šimoník, Media Representative of WOOD & Co
Tel.: 774 280 831
E-mail: david.simonikrelativepr.cz