A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. announced Monday that it had promoted John Harrington to succeed Charles T. Forrest as a senior vice president and director of fixed-income trading for the St. Louis broker-dealer.
Mr. Forrest, 56, is stepping down to pursue a longtime interest in higher education, the company said. Mr. Harrington, 41, has worked at A.G. Edwards for eight years, most recently as a vice president of fixed-income institutional sales in the Frontenac, Mo., office.
The changes take effect immediately and put Mr. Harrington in charge of operations at the trading desks in St. Louis and West Palm Beach, Fla. In addition he will oversee the Beverly Hills, Calif., trading desk that is to be opened this year.
Mr. Harrington joined A.G. Edwards in 1997 from the Boatmen's Bank organization in St. Louis owned by Bank of America Corp.; he has 19 years' experience in fixed-income institutional sales, including a stint at ABN Amro in Chicago.
