Ladenburg Thalmann Announces Adam Malamed Appointed COO

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. LTS today announced the appointment of Adam Malamed as Chief Operating Officer of Ladenburg. Additionally, David Rosenberg and Peter H. Blum have been appointed Co-Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of Ladenburg's broker dealer, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., and Steven Kaplan has been named Head of Capital Markets. Mark Zeitchick, who previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., will continue to serve as Executive Vice President at Ladenburg and as a member of the firm's Board of Directors, positions he has held since 1999.