COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hector J. Cuellar, president of global investment bank RSM Capital Markets LLC, has been named one of the nation's Top 25 Latinos in Finance. The list, compiled by Latino Leaders magazine, recognizes the most prominent Latinos working in the nation's financial industries.
"Our list of top 25 Latinos in Finance provides an overview of the significant inroads that Latinos are making in finance. Our list includes Latinos with established track records who not only have opened doors and created economic synergies in the Latino community, but have in the process established, beyond a sliver of a doubt, that Latinos can also succeed in finance," said Valerie Menard, author of Top 25 Latinos in Finance.
"The Latinos included on our list are indisputably successful, and each one fully deserves to be part of it," Menard continued. "Measuring success in an industry as complex and encompassing as finance is never an easy task, and for this project, performance was not the only criteria. We also considered important aspects of these individuals' lives, such as leadership, community involvement, and advocacy as measures of success."
Cuellar, who oversees several teams of domestic and international investment bankers, is a senior executive with more than 20 years experience in corporate and investment banking. "I am very flattered to be on the Latino Leaders' list," he said. "This is definitely a special honor and one that I will cherish for years to come."
Prior to joining RSM EquiCo Capital Markets in 2004, Cuellar was a managing director and manager of the Los Angeles office for Banc of America Securities, the full-service investment bank subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, where he oversaw the firm's global activities in the aerospace/defense and engineering/construction industries. Cuellar joined Bank of America in 1980 as an international finance officer and associate vice president in the bank's Mexico City office, where he handled corporate and government sector clients.
Mr. Cuellar is also a director of the Mexican-American Legal and Educational Defense Fund (MALDEF), and previously served as president of the California Pacific Chapter of the U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce and member of the U.S. Space Council. In 2004 he was named one of the nation's 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine.
The full list can be found on the Latino Leaders website: http://www.latinoleaders.com/articulos.php?id_sec=1&id_art=294&id_ejemplar=33
About Latino Leaders Magazine
Latino Leaders Magazine (www.latinoleaders.com) targets an educated and informed Latino readership by featuring interviews with major Latino players in all fields of expertise. Our editorial contents focus on social, political, and business leaders. In addition, the magazine covers the rise of influential Hispanics in the sports and entertainment industries.
About RSM EquiCo Capital Markets
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC (www.rsmequico.com) is a global provider of investment banking services to private and public companies with annual revenues of up to $1 billion. The firm's services include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, capital raising and fairness opinions. RSM EquiCo Capital Markets, which offers in-depth expertise in 12 distinct industry sectors, brings together companies, capital and creativity on a national and international scale to help clients achieve their personal and strategic objectives.
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets is affiliated with RSM McGladrey Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of business and tax consulting, wealth management, retirement resources and payroll services to midsized companies. The firm's international headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, Calif. It also has offices in Chicago, Boston, New York and London.
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets is licensed by the SEC and all state securities authorities, and is a member of FINRA and SIPC.