Gar Wood Securities Welcomes Veteran Business Strategist Thomas E. Gavin IV to Enhance Firm's Growth
CHICAGO, Oct. 30, 2024 – Gar Wood Securities, LLC, a leading broker-dealer specializing in agency brokerage transactions in equities, options, ETF and futures, today announced that experienced business strategist Thomas E. Gavin IV has joined the firm as an Associate.
Gavin will help Gar Wood with business development, strategic planning and identifying opportunities with early-stage companies.
“We are thrilled to welcome Tom to the Gar Wood family,” said Gar Wood CEO, President and Partner Robert “Bob” Jersey. “With his more than 20 years of experience in leading growth acceleration, strategic vision, market disruption and product innovation, he will certainly be an asset to our growing team.”
In addition to his role at Gar Wood, Gavin also serves as a Managing Member and Consultant at TEG Consulting and Vice Chairman of the Board at CannaTrac Financial Corp., a private company that creates or acquires companies with innovative technology or a clear path that will change the way businesses can maneuver through their industry. Additionally, from 2020 until 2023 he was Chairman and Co-Founder of JART Consulting where he purchased a distressed asset and turned it around for sale in three years.
Gavin said, “I’m excited to be joining Gar Wood, especially at such a critical inflection point in the firm’s history. As they accelerate their growth, I look forward to bringing my expertise to a group that not only provides clients with world-class products and services but also fosters a business culture that feels more like a family.”
About Gar Wood Securities
Gar Wood Securities was formed in 2004, to offer institutional and individual traders exceptional trading and clearing services that are personalized, comprehensive and cost-effective, and to attract successful FINRA and NFA brokers who prefer to be independent to manage their book of business, and not own a broker-dealer. Our clients are self-directed traders, family offices, money managers, hedge funds, pension funds and mutual funds that can trade equities, options and futures.
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