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FINOP and Chief Financial Officer

Tad Bull joined Sutter Securities Clearing, LLC in 2017 as the Firm’s Financial Operations Principle. Mr. Bull has over 25 years of experience in the brokerage industry. Starting his career in New York City as a founding member of K. Aufhauser & Company. Aufhauser developed the first internet stock trading platform. Mr. Bull established the equity trading desk and held executive management committee positions within the operations and compliance departments. TD Ameritrade Corporation purchased Aufhauser in 1995.

After the completion of the sale of Aufhauser Mr. Bull established RLB Securities, Inc. and Rubicon Consulting Group, LLC both of which are consulting firms specializing in financial and investment banking regulatory compliance.

Mr. Bull holds a Certified Regulatory Compliance Certificate from Georgetown University. Mr. Bull holds FINRA Series 4, 7, 24, 27, 55, 63, and 65 licenses.

Registered with Sutter Securities Clearing, LLC and Sutter Securities, Inc.

Managing Director

Princess joined Boustead Securities as a Managing Director in 2020 and began her career at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management after 15 years as an academic researcher and higher education leader at the University of Vermont.

Prior to acquiring her FINRA licenses at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, she developed and led a $15 million international Pre-Master’s program to recruit students from China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iran, and Korea.

She is a published academic scholar and author of two books, and several articles. During her doctoral studies she was asked to be a global cultural bearer within the Ilokano ethnolinguistic indigenous hand-tap tattooing community.

Her combination of interdisciplinary leadership and her knowledge of global communities and their markets positioned her to enter the financial industry as a trusted advisor to higher education faculty leadership and researchers, global cultural arts equity groups, and institutional business development consultant.

Princess is a graduate from the University of Vermont with degrees in Social Work and Interdisciplinary Studies and has completed her doctoral studies in Education Leadership and Policy.

Holds FINRA Series SIE and 7 licenses.

Registered with Sutter Securities, Inc.

Managing Director

Philip Peredo is a Managing Director of Boustead Securities, LLC and Sutter Securities, Inc. and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to Boustead and Sutter, Phil was a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch. Phil is also an investor in the entertainment and hospitality industries in Las Vegas and Southern California.

Originally from the New York City area, Phil operated an offshore outsourcing and procurement business for several years. He has also spent time in the non-profit world as a Director at Goodwill Industries. Prior to this, Phil worked in the Procurement Office of the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers. Phil spent his early career in government and electoral politics prior to entering the business world as a Congressional Staffer, elected official, and White House Intern.

Phil enjoys stand-up comedy and playing tennis in his free time.

Holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses.

Registered with Sutter Securities, Inc.

Senior Managing Director

Greg Yankovsky joined Boustead Securities, LLC in 2020 as Senior Managing Director. Born and raised in Japan, Greg came to the U.S. at age 18 and is a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Greg, based in Las Vegas, began his securities work at Bateman Eichler Hill Richards. From 1985 until 1995 Greg worked in branch management at Paine Webber. In 1995, Greg transitioned into independent production, working in clearing through Bear Stearns, Fidelity and Pershing. Other firms Greg has worked with include Capital Bay Securities, Roundhill Securities, Genesis Merchant Group Securities, National Securities, and McNally Financial.

Greg received his BA from Stanford University in 1969 and has a working knowledge of Japanese and Russian.

Holds FINRA Series 4, 7, 9, 24 and 63 licenses.

Registered with Sutter Securities, Inc.

Registered with Sutter Securities, Inc.

Registered with Sutter Securities, Inc.

Registered with Sutter Securities, Inc.