National Bank Financial has appointed Gerry Throop to head its equity sales and trading businesses.

Throop will become executive vice president and managing director, global institutional equities, at NBF, overseeing its equities sales and trading in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Boston, New York, London and Geneva. He starts at the firm on August 1.

Before joining NBF, Throop was president of Blackmont Capital Inc., the securities dealer subsidiary of Rockwater Capital Corporation. Prior to that, Throop spent six years as executive vp and head of equities for Merrill Lynch Canada and its predecessor Midland Walwyn, as well as three years as partner with Gordon Capital.

“Gerry is a tremendous addition to National Bank Financial. He is widely recognized as a leader in the financial markets in Canada. As a member of our senior management team, he will be able to have an impact beyond our institutional equities business,” said Ricardo Pascoe, co-president and co-CEO of National Bank Financial.

Throop added, “I am delighted to be joining a firm that is large enough to deliver a complete range of services to its clients, but small enough to encourage an entrepreneurial and cooperative culture. I look forward to being a part of the team that is making National Bank Financial a leader in providing financing and risk management solutions to Canadian corporations and institutions.”

Throop holds an MBA from Harvard University as well as a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo and is a chartered accountant.