Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of Bill Featherston as Managing Director and Head of Americas Research. He will report to Darlene Pasquill, head of equities, Mizuho Americas.
Mr. Featherston brings nearly 30 years of equity research experience to Mizuho, most recently as Director of Americas Securities Research at Credit Suisse. Prior to that, he spent 17 years in Equity Research at UBS as an Oil & Gas Exploration & Production and integrated petroleum analyst, where he was regularly assigned to the Pan-Americas Institutional Investment Research Team.
“Bill is a proven leader with a track record of managing people and developing differentiated content,” said Pasquill. “We are excited to have Bill join and look forward to seeing his positive impact and growth on our franchise.”
Mr. Featherston holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.