NEW YORK, June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets division of Guggenheim Partners announced today that John Plaster will join the firm as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Plaster will commence work at Guggenheim in September and will lead the firm’s Power, Utilities & Renewables investment banking practice together with Senior Managing Director Jim Schaefer. He will be based in Guggenheim’s New York office.
“We are excited to welcome John to Guggenheim,” said Mark Van Lith, CEO of Guggenheim Securities. “John is an extraordinary banker who fits well with our collaborative culture. We look forward to his contributions as we continue to build on our leading franchises in power, utilities, and energy transition.”
Mr. Plaster will join Guggenheim with more than 25 years of investment banking experience with Barclays and previously Lehman Brothers. He most recently served as Head of Power & Utilities Investment Banking for the Americas at Barclays. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Plaster worked as an attorney in the Corporate Finance Group of Shearman & Sterling. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Edison Electric Institute’s Wall Street Advisory Group. Mr. Plaster holds a JD degree, with highest honors – Order of the Coif – from Vanderbilt University Law School and a BA in Economics, cum laude, from Wabash College.
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