SumRidge Partners, a fixed income specialist firm and principal based market maker, has appointed Chris St Pierre as partner and Mark Krys as director.

These most recent hires come as part of an ongoing initiative to expand SumRidge’s fixed income sales and trading team.

St. Pierre previously held senior positions at leading financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Pali Capital and MPS Fixed Income.

Krys spent the bulk of his career at Morgan Stanley trading corporate bonds with institutional, middle market and wealth management accounts and worked at Pali Capital and MPS Fixed Income as well.
 
Both bring in-depth senior management experience and specific fixed income specialties. St. Pierre, joining the SumRidge sales desk, will further enhance the firm’s presence with institutional, middle market and wealth management focused broker-dealer clients both domestically and abroad. His concentration includes both high-grade and high-yield corporate bonds. Strengthening SumRidge’s trading desk, Krys will focus on trading the financial sector.
 
“We’re always on the lookout for great talent and both of these experts bring just that,” says Tom O’Brien, SumRidge president and chief executive officer. “Chris and Mark’s sales and trading experience will be instrumental to our continued presence and growth in the market.”