Consumer/Retailing Franchise Further Deepened at Brean Murray, Carret Through Addition of Footwear/Apparel Analyst

Monday, April 23, 2007

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bringing to four the consumer research team, Brean Murray, Carret & Co. is pleased to announce that David S. Meyer, CFA has joined the firm to follow footwear and some apparel stocks as a Senior Analyst.

He comes to BMC from the highly-regarded and top-rated footwear team at Susquehanna Financial Group, LLP in New York City. With substantial buy-side experience as well, Mr. Meyer has an MBA from the William E. Simon School at the University of Rochester.

"David’s highly pertinent background should enable him to make a rapid and deep contribution to oursuccessful consumer practice," said William McCluskey, CEO of Brean Murray, Carret.

Brean Murray, Carret & Co., (www.breanmurraycarret.com) is a full service institutional research, investment banking, brokerage and asset management firm with $3 billion in combined assets under management. The firm specializes in small-cap growth companies.