Jefferies Appoints Head of International Equity Sales

Industry Veteran Thomas J. O’Leary Joins in New York

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Jefferies announced today the appointment of Thomas J. O’Leary as a Managing Director and Head of International Equity Sales. He will be based in the firm's New York headquarters and will be responsible for the distribution of all international equity products globally. Mr. O'Leary will work closely with London-based Andrew Shortland, Head of International Equities, in the continued build out of Jefferies' European equities franchise and expansion of the firm's offerings in Asia, Latin America and Canada.

"We are very pleased to welcome Tom O’Leary as head of Jefferies' international equity sales effort,” jointly commented Mr. Shortland and Jason Griffith, Head of Global Equities at Jefferies. “With nearly 25 years of experience in the industry, he brings extensive product knowledge and relationships to our established global platform. His joining further extends the scope of our global equity franchise and demonstrates our ongoing investment in Jefferies’ international equity platform and distribution capabilities.”

“I’m very excited to join Jefferies’ leading equity franchise and look forward to contributing to this thriving firm as we look to capitalize on this unprecedented market opportunity,” added Mr. O’Leary.

The expansion of Jefferies’ Equity Sales Group is part of the firm’s broader strategy of continued growth and diversification in its equity sales and trading platform. Jefferies’ global equities effort integrates one of the largest and most experienced teams on Wall Street, with more than 155 sales, sales-trading, trading and research professionals in the US, Europe and Asia.

Mr. O’Leary joins Jefferies from J.P. Morgan, where he was a Managing Director and Head of International Equities for the US. He was also a member of that firm’s Global Cash Equity Management Team and Global Client Council. Previously, he was at Bear Stearns, where he spent fourteen years and was most recently a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Global Equities Sales Division. He received a BS in Marketing from John Carroll University.

About Jefferies

Jefferies, a major global securities and investment banking group, has served companies and their investors for more than 45 years. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in more than 25 cities around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF: www.jefferies.com). Jefferies International Limited, a UK-incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc., is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority.