Chuck Grom joins GHRA to cover Retail sector, Build Consumer Boutique

NEW YORK, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Haskett Research Advisors (GHRA) is pleased to announce that Charles ("Chuck") Grom has joined as a Senior Analyst to establish coverage of the retail sector and help build out a consumer boutique at GHRA. Importantly, Mr. Grom will be supported by a senior team and unique data resources that will help differentiate his product offering. "We are very excited to have Chuck join the firm," commented John Argenti, President of GHRA, adding "we continue to build our research effort and to bring high-quality, conflict-free analysis to a select group of institutions.  Chuck is a great addition to our team, and will help us to build out a top tier consumer effort."

Mr. Grom has roughly 20 year of experience as a highly ranked analyst.  Most recently, he was a Senior Analyst and Managing Director at Sterne Agee CRT covering the Broadline/Department store and Supermarket sectors.  He previously held a similar role Deutsche Bank, where he ranked #1 in Institutional Investor's All-American Research Team in 2012 in the Broadline and Department Stores sector.  Before that Mr. Grom was at J.P. Morgan for approximately 10 years, where he ranked #2 in Institutional Investor's All-American Research Team from 2008 to 2010 in the Broadline and Department Stores sector, and was ranked Runner-Up in 2010 in Food & Drug Retail. Mr. Grom also placed #1 in the Greenwich Research Team Survey in 2009 and 2010. Before that, he was the Small and Mid-Cap Hardline Retailing Analyst from 2002 to 2005. Before his time at J.P. Morgan, Mr. Grom spent three years each at Salomon Smith Barney and Arthur Andersen during which he earned both his CFA and CPA designations. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Accounting from the Holy Cross College in Massachusetts.

About GHRA

Gordon Haskett Research Advisors is an independent research boutique that publishes highly differentiated, independent research to a targeted group of institutional investors. GHRA's unique platform provides analysts both intellectual autonomy and substantial committed backing:  senior dedicated salespeople, the highest caliber compliance, IT and back-office support, and an experienced trading desk, all unencumbered by larger firm conflicts.

Our leading Event-Driven Research team generates unique insights and actionable ideas by analyzing and often anticipating significant corporate events, including activism, M&A, spin-offs and restructurings.  Our Insurance Research team brings unique industry relationships to in-depth research valued both by investors and by industry executives.  Our capital markets affiliate Gordon Haskett Capital Corp. has built lasting, high-touch trading relationships.

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John Argenti, Director of Research & Sales, 212-894-3573

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