Ronald A. Sirt, Senior Vice President and Manager of Howe Barnes' Private Client Services Group, joined the firm in April 2004. Mr. Sirt has over 20 years of experience in financial services and marketing. He began his career as an account executive at Cowen and Company in the mid-1980s before moving on to a successful ten year affiliation with Citicorp Investment Services where he held various sales management positions. Mr. Sirt joined Raymond James & Associates as a branch manager for the wealth Management Division of MB Financial, Chicago, Illinois in 2000 where he held the title of First Vice President, Branch Manager for the Private Client Group immediately prior to joining Howe Barnes. Mr. Sirt received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Southern Illinois University in 1984 and his M.B.A. from DePaul University in 1993. |