Haywood Securities Inc. has appointed Michael McGuin to its institutional sales and trading group, the company said Thursday.

Haywood describes McGuin as an accomplished institutional salesperson bringing relevant experience, skills and relationships to heighten the team’s sales distribution in the mining and oil and gas sectors.

“With his reputation as a top rated salesperson for first coverage, we are extremely fortunate that Michael has joined our firm,” says David Lyall, head of institutional sales at Haywood.

“Michael will be based in our Toronto office where his sales and trading expertise will further our international distribution capability, allowing Haywood to continue providing best-in-class service that our clients expect.”

McGuin has worked in a variety of roles in institutional equity sales, where he gained extensive experience and knowledge of the domestic and international markets. He was most recently at Blackmont Capital.

Haywood Securities is a private, 100-per-cent employee-owned investment dealer with more than 275 employees and Canadian offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.

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