Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. is staffed with a team of professionals who share a pssion for client service. With nearly 400 years of combined experience among them, all of our employees stand prepared to help our clients work toward achieving their financial goals and objectives. Following are some of the talented individuals who are working at Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.


Executive Leadership
Benjamin F. (Tad) Edwards IV, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
Martin “Marty” Altenberger, Senior Vice President, Branch Services
Cynthia “Cindy” Becker, Corporate Secretary, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
E. Allen Cole, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel
J. William “Bill” Forrester, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager
Chris Keller, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Thomas H. “Tom” Martin, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Albert “Al” Tylka, Senior Vice President, Director of Operations
Home Office Support
Robert Bedenikovic, Associate Vice President and Manager, Asset Movement
Gina Dickerson, New Account and Document Control Specialist
Sandra “Sandy” Dye, Vice President and Manager, Home Office Operations
Terri Frigerio, Assistant to the Chairman and Office Administrator
William “Bill” Gardner, Senior Technical Engineer
Craig Harrison, Vice President and Manager, Registration
Casey Jackson, Senior Technical Engineer
Nina Law, Associate Vice President and Manager, Trade Processing
Peter McCarthy, Vice President and Manager, Compliance
Ann McLaughlin, New Account and Document Control Specialist
Michelle Reilly, Asset Movement Specialist – Senior
Gregg Richter, Senior Accounting Analyst
Brooke Romero, Associate Vice President and Manager, New Accounts and Document Control
Diane Singler, Direct Business Specialist
Vanessa Somerville, Associate Vice President and Manager, Human Resources
Kristen Southerland, Associate Vice President and Manager, Fee Based Operations
Bill Wisdom, Vice President and Manager, Compliance
Branch Development and Support
Julie Cerri, Associate Vice President, Branch Operations Training and Support
Michael Chitwood, Branch Service and Development
Sue Cope, Branch Service and Development
Colleen Johnson, Vice President and Manager, Branch Operations Training and Support
Jim Masterson, Vice President, Branch Manager Review Administrator
Wayne Pennington, Branch Service and Development
Yvonne Trentman, Vice President, Branch Services
Account and Advisory Services
Bruce Buerkle, Vice President and Manager, Securities Research Support
Kortney Christensen, CFP®, Vice President and Manager, Private Client Services
Dayna Douglas, Vice President and Manager, Client and Private Portfolio Supervision
Mathew Mower, Vice President and Manager, Fixed Income
Joanne Welker, CFA, Vice President and Manager, Advisory Services
Advisory Panel
We are fortunate to be able to draw on the knowledge of more than 50 individuals, many of whom have more than 35 years of financial services experience and senior leadership at A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. All of our advisory panel members are accomplished leaders and professionals within their areas of expertise. Some of these individuals currently maintain senior executive leadership positions at companies in other industries – including the CEO level. This distinguished group serves as a resource to Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. management to assess the competitive environment and the business climate, including their impact on the company.