James A. Coufos

James A. Coufos, managing director with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.

"James Coufos has led a highly successful career in the investment banking and securities industry. He served in the New York Stock Exchange’s Corporate Services division, in various capacities, for nearly 16 years. In 1974, he became director of Stock Watch, where he advised companies on news dissemination issues and served as an Exchange liaison with the trading floor. Four years later, he was appointed director of Corporate Services and was named managing director of Corporate Services and New Business in 1982.

"Mr. Coufos joined, Spear, Leeds & Kellog LLC as a vice president in 1986 and established the firm’s Corporate Services and New Business Department. In 1991, he became a managing director and continued to oversee the corporate services and business areas for the firm's New York Stock Exchange specialist business. In 2000, Mr. Coufos became a managing director of Goldman Sachs when it acquired SLK. Three years later, upon his retirement as a full-time managing director, he was named an extended managing director."

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