StormHarbour Announces Appointment of Gonzalo Chocano asPrincipal and Managing Director
London and New York: April 19, 2012 – StormHarbour, a leading independent global markets
and financial advisory firm, announces today that Gonzalo Chocano has joined the firm as a
Principal and Managing Director.
Chocano, who has over 18 years of combined investment banking and capital markets
experience, will be chiefly responsible in his role as part of the senior team in helping to drive
client coverage in Spain across the core businesses of sales and trading, structuring andadvisory, and capital markets. He is based in StormHarbour’s London office.
Chocano was most recently a Managing Director of Debt Markets and Head of Global Futures& Derivatives Clearing Services at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BOAML) in New York.
Previously, Chocano held a number of other senior roles at Merrill Lynch in New York andLondon, including: Head of the Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities StrategicSolutions Group for North America; Head of European Interest Rate Sales, Foreign Exchange
Sales and Listed Derivatives Businesses (London); and Head of Institutional Debt Market
Activity (London) for Southern Europe.
He left BOAML in 2011 having originally joined Merrill Lynch in 2000 from Goldman Sachs
International, where he was a Vice President in the firm’s Fixed Income Division. He joined
Goldman Sachs in 1994.
Chocano’s appointment is the latest StormHarbour has made this year to its senior ranks andforms part of the firm’s strategy to selectively add highly experienced professionals to its teamand continue to build on the successes it has already achieved internationally and inimportant regional markets where there is substantial growth potential and opportunities.
Antonio Cacorino, a Managing Principal in London, commented: “As a core part of our
European growth strategy, Spain represents an important market for our firm and one where
we believe we can further deepen our penetration and coverage by delivering the type expert
independent advice and solutions that are highly valued by clients. Gonzalo’s wealth ofinvestment banking and markets experience, product expertise and extensive client
relationships will undoubtedly help us achieve this goal, and we are delighted to have him aspart of the team.”
Gonzalo Chocano, commented further: “StormHarbour’s growth and development since it was
founded has impressed and its success is testament to a commitment to a differentiatedbusiness model that is client-centric and focused entirely on providing best in class solutions
and advice. I look forward to working with the entire team to build on the successes alreadyachieved and help the firm realise its full potential in Spain.”

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About StormHarbour
StormHarbour is an independent global markets and financial advisory firm founded in 2009
on the core values of integrity, trust and global expertise.
With over 200 experienced professionals and affiliate offices currently in the major financial
centres of New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and branch in Copenhagen,
StormHarbour prides itself on providing clients with unrivalled markets expertise andcoverage that is truly global in scope.
The firm’s core businesses are sales and trading, structuring and advisory, capital markets
under StormHarbour Securities, and asset management under StormHarbour AlternativeInvestments.
As an independent and relationship-driven partnership, StormHarbour places client value atthe core of its business.