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Mr. Somerfeld is an Executive Vice President Burnham Securities Inc. and Burnham Asset Management Corporation.
Mr. Sommerfeld began his career on Wall Street in 1965 as an account executive with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. After five years he became a member of the firm's Law & Compliance Division where he had a variety of responsibilities including Compliance Counsel.
In 1984, Mr. Sommerfeld joined Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he was the manager of the Retail Options Department.
Mr. Sommerfeld was a member of the New York Stock Exchange Advisory committee for the development of the book Patterns of Supervision, a member of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange Business Conduct Committee, and a founding member of the Committee on Options Proposals, which is comprised of representatives of brokerage firms and representatives of the United States options exchanges.
Mr. Sommerfeld is a graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School.
He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York.
He is active among a variety of community-related organizations.
Former positions of George Sommerfeld
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1983-12-30 |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Burnham Securities, Inc.
 Burnham Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1989, Burnham Securities, Inc., the broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Burnham Financial Group. They offer a full array of investment services to small- and mid-cap companies including asset management, brokerage services, corporate finance services, securities underwriting and mutual fund administration and distribution. Burnham Securities' primary focus is on energy and geopolitical strategy and strategy research. Bear Stearns Securities Corp. serves as their clearing agent. The firm provides in-house research but also receives secondary source research from many Wall Street brokerage houses | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Burnham Securities, Inc.
Burnham Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1989, Burnham Securities, Inc., the broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Burnham Financial Group. They offer a full array of investment services to small- and mid-cap companies including asset management, brokerage services, corporate finance services, securities underwriting and mutual fund administration and distribution. Burnham Securities' primary focus is on energy and geopolitical strategy and strategy research. Bear Stearns Securities Corp. serves as their clearing agent. The firm provides in-house research but also receives secondary source research from many Wall Street brokerage houses | Finance |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange. | Finance |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. | Process Industries |
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