Stanley Hartt is appointed chairman of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., Macquarie Group announced Thursday.

The newly created full-time role reflects the continued expansion and breadth of the group’s advisory and capital markets activities in Canada, which will benefit from Hartt’s depth of experience in corporate and public life, Macquarie said.

Hartt will be based in Toronto.

Prior to joining Macquarie, Hartt was chairman of Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc. and previously served as the Federal Deputy Minister of Finance and Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister.

As chairman of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., Hartt will work closely with Macquarie’s senior management on developing new business and providing high-level strategic advice to Macquarie’s key clients.

“As Macquarie continues to expand its advisory and capital markets franchise, Stanley’s diverse experience and insight will help drive Macquarie’s forward momentum in Canada. Stanley will be instrumental in fostering new partnerships and strengthening existing ones as Macquarie steps up to a new phase of growth here in Canada and in the region more broadly,” said Paul Donnelly, president and CEO of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., in a release.

Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. brings together Macquarie’s advisory, capital markets and institutional securities’ activities in Canada. The firm’s advisory and capital markets teams specialize in a range of corporate advisory and capital markets services including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, restructurings, project and structured finance as well as tailored strategic and financial advice. Macquarie’s Canadian equities team provides clients with specialist equities research, sales and trading services across key TSX and TSX-Venture sectors.

Macquarie has opened its first office in Canada in1998. Macquarie employs more than 400 people in Canada with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Winnipeg.

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