Who We Are | First Tryon Securities, LLC

Founded in 1996, First Tryon Securities, LLC is a market maker in corporate, agency and municipal bonds servicing both the dealer community and institutional customers. We also provide independent financial securities services to municipal and corporate clients. We are headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina—a major U.S. financial center.

We provide markets and securities services to dealers and institutions across the United States and internationally. The combination of secondary trading/sales and financial securities services enables us to provide our client base with multidimensional expertise in the fixed income markets.

We are well capitalized, enabling us to meet a variety of needs, and efficiently staffed to provide the personal attention you deserve. Each customer transaction is valued regardless of size. The markets and advice we provide reflect our seasoned professionals’ comprehensive knowledge of the marketplace and our desire to earn your business.

Our Professionals

Mr. Brunnemer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Davidson College and holds his General Securities Representative License (Series 7), Uniform Securities Agent License (Series 63), Municipal Securities Principal License (Series 53) and General Principals License (Series 24).

H. Keith Brunnemer III

CEO

Ms. Carpenter is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of the firm.

Margaret Carpenter

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Ms. Howell has been with First Tryon Securities since 2003 and deals primarily with corporate bond sales and emerging markets.

Liz Howell

Director

Mr. Joseph has been with First Tryon since 2004 after stints with Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers.

Eric Joseph

Director

Mr. Pensabene is First Tryon Securities’ Operations Manager with over 20 years of accounting, finance, and brokerage operations experience.

Dominick Pensabene

Vice President