Piper Jaffray Expands Investment Research Platform
April 04 2012 - 11:28AM
Business Wire
Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC) announced today that it has promoted
Mike Ritzenthaler to senior research analyst, vice president, of
clean technology and industrial growth. Ritzenthaler has extensive
industry experience, relationships with key thought leaders and an
in-depth understanding of industrial biotechnology. He will be
based in Minneapolis and will cover a select list of small-, mid-
and large-cap companies, primarily within diversified chemicals,
advance materials and industrial biotech subsectors.
“Through expanding our breadth and depth of coverage of clean
technology and industrial growth, we can further serve the needs of
our clients,” said Jeff Klinefelter, director of research at Piper
Jaffray. “Mike has already proven to be a great contributor toward
this effort.”
Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 2010, Ritzenthaler worked as a
chemical engineer for Natureworks, a joint venture with Dow
Chemical and Cargill, as well as in plant design and construction
with AMEC. He co-invented patents for fractionating
lignocellulosics and yeast biotechnology, and won a NASA award for
research and development on polymer composites.
Ritzenthaler holds bachelor’s degrees in chemistry from Lawrence
University, Appleton, Wisconsin, and in chemical engineering from
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He has held the
Professional Engineer license from the state of Minnesota since
2007.
Piper Jaffray has 37 senior research analysts located in
Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Hong Kong and
Shanghai. The firm provides research coverage on 625 companies
globally in key sectors: business and financial services; clean
technology and industrial growth; consumer; healthcare; and
technology, media and telecom.
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firm serving clients in the U.S. and internationally. Our proven
advisory teams combine deep product and sector expertise with ready
access to global capital. Founded in 1895, the firm is
headquartered in Minneapolis with offices across the United States
and in Hong Kong, London and Zurich. www.piperjaffray.com
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