Claymore Investments, Inc. today announced that Grahame Lyons has joined Claymore as managing director.

Lyons has been instrumental in educating the Canadian market about exchange traded funds (ETFs) and their benefits. He most recently was principal of Barclays Global Investors Canada responsible for iShares ETF business development in Western Canada for the investment counsel, discount and advisory channels.

Lyons has been in the Canadian financial services industry for over 19 years through various senior positions at some of Canada’s largest asset managers. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Administrative and Commercial Studies) degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1985 and is an Associate Member of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA) and Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA).

He is a trusted market resource and has regularly appeared on various cable television programs, radio stations and quoted in regional newspapers across the country.