Duncan-Williams, Inc. Adds an Energy Analyst to the Equity Capital Markets Division

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Duncan-Williams, Inc. (DW) announced an addition to its expanding Equity Capital Markets Division.

Lewis W. Kreps joins Duncan-Williams, Inc.'s Dallas office as a Senior Vice President.  Mr. Kreps will serve as a research analyst in the Equity Capital Markets Division and will specialize in oilfield services companies. "I'm extremely pleased to be joining the Duncan-William's Equity Capital Markets group as a Senior Analyst covering the Oilfield Services space.  The firm has an excellent reputation, and I hope to be instrumental in providing energy research to institutional and retail clients," said Kreps.  "We are excited about Lewis joining Duncan-Williams, and we look forward to him building out a research platform in the energy arena," said James Terwilliger, Managing Director.

Mr. Kreps has spent the last 14 years at various firms including Aperion Group, Frost Securities, Jesup Lamont, and Dain Rauscher. Immediately prior to his tenure with DW, Mr. Kreps was a Senior Research Analyst with C.K. Cooper & Company.  He provided coverage of 15 companies including offshore drillers, land drillers, marine vessels, and pipeline construction companies.  In 2001, Mr. Kreps was ranked as the #2 StarMine analyst for both top stock picker and for most accurate earnings estimates in the oilfield services sector.  Prior to entering the securities business, Mr. Kreps was Senior Vice President of Business Development, Marketing, and Contracts of Dual Drilling Company, where he held numerous positions over a 15-year period. Lewis graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BSCE and holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University. 

About Duncan-Williams, Inc.

Duncan-Williams, Inc., is a Top 100 Brokerage Firm headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. The firm is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm providing financial solutions to retail and institutional organizations in 50 states and 11 foreign countries. Duncan-Williams, Inc., is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Duncan-Williams, Inc., has offices in New York City, Jersey City, N.J., Chicago, Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Charlotte, N.C. and Jackson, Miss. The Women's Business Enterprise National Council certifies Duncan- Williams, Inc., as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE). Additional information is available at www.duncanwilliams.com.

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