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Brian L. Wittneben Named General Counsel of Hilltop Securities Inc.

March 7, 2016 5:00 PM EST

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilltop Securities Inc. announced today that Senior Vice President Brian L. Wittneben has been named General Counsel, effective March 1, 2016, overseeing the firm’s legal and corporate governance functions. He had previously served as General Counsel of First Southwest Company LLC prior to that firm’s merger with HilltopSecurities in January 2016.

Mr. Wittneben replaces Allen R. Tubb, who retired as HilltopSecurities’ General Counsel on February 29, 2016. Mr. Tubb will continue to serve in a consulting role for a period of time following his retirement.

“We are pleased to welcome Brian as General Counsel and are fortunate to have such a proven and capable professional to lead our legal department,” said Hill A. Feinberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HilltopSecurities. “Throughout his tenure with our firm, Brian has consistently demonstrated his sound judgement built on deep experience with regulatory matters, corporate governance, securities transactions and legal strategy. He knows our firm and our industry well, and played an instrumental role in the successful combination of our two legacy firms, Southwest Securities and FirstSouthwest, to form HilltopSecurities earlier this year.”

Mr. Wittneben joined FirstSouthwest as Vice President, Associate General Counsel in 2004 before being named Senior Vice President, General Counsel in 2009. Prior to joining FirstSouthwest, he served as an associate with Haynes and Boone, LLP. He graduated with honors from Texas A&M University and Southern Methodist University School of Law.

Mr. Tubb joined Southwest Securities in 1999 and was named General Counsel of the firm’s former parent company, SWS Group Inc., in 2004. Prior to joining Southwest Securities, he served in various capacities with Oryx Energy for 20 years.

About Hilltop Securities Inc.

Hilltop Securities Inc., a member of NYSE, FINRA and SIPC, is a full-service financial services firm and registered investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices across the United States. HilltopSecurities’ Public Finance department ranked as the No. 1 financial advisor in the nation for 2015 and for the five-year period ending December 31, 2015, based on total number of issues. The firm also ranked as the No. 2 financial advisor in the nation for 2015 based on total par volume.* The firm’s other areas of focus include municipal and taxable fixed income underwriting, sales and trading; equity and portfolio trading; retail brokerage services; securities clearing; structured finance; corporate finance; and securities lending. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), HilltopSecurities’ affiliates include Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc., PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending and National Lloyds Corporation.

*Source: Ipreo MuniAnalytics

Hilltop Securities Inc.
Benjamin D. Brooks, 214-859-6351
Director of Corporate Communications
[email protected]

Source: Hilltop Securities Inc.



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