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Merrill Lynch
COMPANY
Investment bank, founded in 1914 as Charles E. Merrill & Co.; became Merrill, Lynch & Co. when Edmund C. Lynch became a partner the following year. Absorbed Cassatt & Co. and merged with another brokerage, E.A. Pierce & Co., in 1939, becoming Merrill Lynch, Pierce & Cassatt. Acquired Fenner & Beane brokerage in 1941, becoming Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Alpheus Beane left the firm in 1958, replaced on the nameplate by longtime company manager Winthrop Smith. Incorporated in 1959 as Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. In 1973, ownership was transferred to a newly formed holding company, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Undergoing financial difficulties due to the subprime mortgage crisis, in 2008 it agreed to be acquired by Bank of America.
Official Website:
http://www.ml.com/
Industry:
Finance
Ticker:
NYSE:MER
Corporate headquarters:
New York City
Sales:
$32.5B (2004)
Employees:
50,600 (2004)
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Herbert M. Allison |
Business |
24-Aug-1943 |
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CEO of TIAA-CREF, 2002-08 |
| Samuel Armacost |
Business |
Mar-1939 |
|
Chairman of SRI International |
| Christopher J. Birosak |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity |
| George A. Bitar |
Business |
c. 1965 |
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Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity |
| Stephen I. Chazen |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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President and CFO, Occidental Petroleum |
| Robert M. Clements |
Business |
c. 1963 |
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Everbank Financial Corporation |
| Charles I. Clough, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1942 |
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Merrill Lynch Investment Strategist, 1987-2000 |
| Daniel A. Dickinson |
Business |
c. 1961 |
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Thayer Capital Partners |
| Robert C. Doll |
Business |
c. 1955 |
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Vice Chairman of Blackrock |
| Robert F. End |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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Co-Head, Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity |
| Dominique Ferrero |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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CEO of Crédit Lyonnais, 1999-2003 |
| Gregory J. Fleming |
Business |
c. 1964 |
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Co-President of Merrill Lynch |
| Jerry Gitt |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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Former VP at Merrill Lynch |
| Richard K. Gordon |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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Juniper Capital LP |
| Stephen L. Hammerman |
Business |
18-Apr-1938 |
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Former Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch |
| Jordan Heller |
Business |
c. 1961 |
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Schonbraun McCann Group |
| Thomas R. Hudson, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1966 |
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Pirate Capital LLC |
| Robert J. Hurst |
Business |
1945 |
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Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 1999-2004 |
| John Key |
Government |
9-Aug-1961 |
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Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| David H. Komansky |
Business |
c. 1939 |
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CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1996-2002 |
| Amy B. Lane |
Business |
c. 1953 |
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Former Managing Director, Merrill Lynch |
| Edmund C. Lynch |
Business |
19-May-1885 |
12-May-1938 |
The Lynch of Merrill-Lynch |
| Richard T. McCormack |
Diplomat |
6-Mar-1941 |
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US Ambassador to the OAS, 1985-89 |
| William J. McDonough |
Business |
c. 1934 |
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President of New York Fed, 1993-2003 |
| Raymond J. McGuire |
Business |
1957 |
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Citigroup M&A executive |
| David J. P. Meachin |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Cross Border Enterprises |
| Charles E. Merrill |
Business |
19-Oct-1885 |
6-Oct-1956 |
Founder of Merrill Lynch |
| Margaret T. Monaco |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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Probus Advisors |
| Stanley O'Neal |
Business |
7-Oct-1951 |
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CEO of Merrill Lynch, 2002-07 |
| Thomas H. Patrick |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch, 2002-03 |
| Rodman D. Patton |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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Former Managing Director, Merrill Lynch |
| Jeffrey M. Peek |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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CEO of CIT Group, 2004-09 |
| Laree E. Perez |
Business |
c. 1954 |
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Medallion Investment Management Co. |
| Helen Frame Peters |
Business |
22-Mar-1948 |
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Dean of Boston College, 2000-03 |
| Maria Fiorini Ramirez |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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Money Market Economist |
| Donald Regan |
Government |
21-Dec-1918 |
10-Jun-2003 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85 |
| Nicholas A. Rey |
Business |
23-Jan-1938 |
14-Jan-2009 |
US Ambassador to Poland, 1993-97 |
| Julie G. Richardson |
Business |
c. 1963 |
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Providence Equity Partners |
| Donald C. Roth |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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EMP Global |
| William Schreyer |
Business |
13-Jan-1928 |
22-Jan-2011 |
CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92 |
| George L. Shinn |
Business |
12-Mar-1923 |
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CEO of First Boston, 1975-83 |
| Richard Spring |
Politician |
24-Sep-1946 |
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British MP, West Suffolk |
| John A. Thain |
Business |
26-May-1955 |
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CEO of CIT Group |
| Nathan C. Thorne |
Business |
c. 1954 |
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President, Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity |
| Peter F. Tufo |
Diplomat |
1937 |
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US Ambassador to Hungary, 1997-2001 |
| Seth H. Waugh |
Business |
? |
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CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Herbert M. Allison |
Business |
24-Aug-1943 |
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CEO of TIAA-CREF, 2002-08 |
| Jill Ker Conway |
Educator |
9-Oct-1934 |
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President of Smith College, 1975-85 |
| William J. Crowe, Jr. |
Government |
2-Jan-1925 |
18-Oct-2007 |
US Navy Admiral |
| Stephen L. Hammerman |
Business |
18-Apr-1938 |
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Former Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch |
| David H. Komansky |
Business |
c. 1939 |
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CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1996-2002 |
| David K. Newbigging |
Business |
c. 1934 |
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Chairman, Talbot Holdings Limited |
| Stanley O'Neal |
Business |
7-Oct-1951 |
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CEO of Merrill Lynch, 2002-07 |
| John J. Phelan, Jr. |
Business |
7-May-1931 |
4-Aug-2012 |
CEO of the NYSE, 1984-91 |
| Donald Regan |
Government |
21-Dec-1918 |
10-Jun-2003 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85 |
| Charles A. Sanders |
Business |
c. 1932 |
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CEO of Glaxo, 1989-95 |
| William Schreyer |
Business |
13-Jan-1928 |
22-Jan-2011 |
CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92 |
| John A. Thain |
Business |
26-May-1955 |
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CEO of CIT Group |
EMPLOYMENT
EXTRANEOUS
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Kim Basinger |
Actor |
8-Dec-1953 |
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