12 December 2012

Westhouse Securities Limited

Westhouse Securities appoints Finlay Thomson as specialist oil and gas salesman 

Westhouse Securities Limited ("Westhouse Securities"), the corporate and institutional broking group, has appointed Finlay Thomson as a specialist oil and gas salesman on its institutional sales desk.   

Finlay has worked as an oil and gas analyst and specialist salesman for 18 years, having initially trained and worked as a fund manager at Scottish Widows and Norwich Union.

Over the past ten years Finlay has held roles at Credit Lyonnais Securities, ABN Amro, Natixis, Panmure Gordon, Teathers and Canaccord Genuity, where the Oil & Gas team was ranked number 2 in the 2012 Extel Small Cap survey.  

Simon Wickham, Head of Sales, said: "We are delighted to have Finlay join our institutional sales desk. He is an experienced and senior salesman with a strong oils and gas franchise and a valuable set of institutional connections."

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Westhouse Securities

Christopher Getley, Chief Executive                            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100

christopher.getley@westhousesecurities.com         www.westhousesecurities.com

Cubitt Consulting

Michael Henman, Partner                                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 7367 5100 

About Westhouse Securities:

Westhouse Securities, a subsidiary of Westhouse Holdings PLC, is a corporate and institutional stockbroker with a particular sectoral expertise in investment funds, growth companies, oil and gas, mining, insurance, media and support services. Regionally the Company's clients have significant exposure across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and China.

Westhouse Securities is based in London and employs approximately 60 people. Westhouse Securities is authorised and regulated by the FSA, is a member of the London Stock Exchange, a NOMAD for AIM companies and a Sponsor for Official List companies.