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DBRS Morningstar Invests Further in U.S. Structured Finance; Adds 10 New Senior-Level Analysts

DBRS Morningstar is pleased to announce 10 new senior-level analysts recently joined the Global Structured Finance Team based in New York and Chicago. The new hires represent a seasoned group of analysts with expertise across a wide range of U.S. asset-backed securities including consumer, commercial and esoteric asset classes, structured credit including broadly syndicated CLOs and rating fund debt, in addition to commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities.

The U.S. Structured Credit Group added five new members: Senior Vice Presidents Hylton Heard, Stuart Rothenberg, and Lisa Kwasnowski; and Vice Presidents David Petu and John Um. All five report to Jerry van Koolbergen, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Structured Credit. Kwasnowski transferred from DBRS Morningstar’s Financial Institutions Group after 14 years with the agency.

The U.S. ABS Group added three new Senior Vice Presidents: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Doo-Sik Nam, and Du Trieu. All three report to Chris D’Onofrio, Managing Director and Head of U.S. ABS.

Michael Vidmar joined DBRS Morningstar’s North American CMBS Group as a Vice President, reporting to John Amman, Senior Vice President, North American CMBS.

Additionally, Patrick McCormick recently joined DBRS Morningstar as a Senior Vice President in the Operational Risk Group. McCormick reports to Kathleen Tillwitz, Head of U.S. Operational Risk.

“I am very pleased to have such a range of talented analysts with multifaceted structured finance expertise added to our existing high-quality team,” said Claire Mezzanotte, Group Managing Director and Head of Global Structured Finance at DBRS Morningstar. “The new hires underscore our continued commitment to product quality for investors.”

All 10 members of the GSF Group started within the past month.

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