RICHMOND, Va. BB&T Capital Markets has hired industry veteran Bret Jordan to lead its automotive aftermarket equity research team. He replaces analyst Tony Cristello, who recently assumed a senior position with a BB&T Capital Markets automotive aftermarket client.
Jordan, who has more than 19 years in the automotive aftermarket and consumer and specialty consumer equity research sectors, will assume the firm’s broad coverage of industry participants, from suppliers, distributors and retailers to professional technicians.
Jordan was named 2010 "Top Stock Picker" by Thomson Reuters for the specialty retail/automotive aftermarket sector, is a CFA charter holder and a member of the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and the Boston Security Analysts Society.