Piper Jaffray Promotes Mitch Kaiser to Senior Research Analyst

Piper Jaffray Promotes Mitch Kaiser to Senior Research Analyst



MINNEAPOLIS, April 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co. is pleased
to announce the promotion of Mitch Kaiser to vice president and senior research
analyst, covering broadline retail and consumer product companies. Kaiser is
located in the Minneapolis headquarter office.

"We are pleased to promote Mitch to the position of senior research analyst,"
said Mike Ott, head of Equity Research at Piper Jaffray.  "Mitch has been a
valuable member of our consumer research team and has consistently demonstrated
high levels of performance, attention to detail and teamwork.  He will be a
tremendous asset to our consumer platform."

Kaiser was previously a research analyst at Piper Jaffray in food processing
and distribution for the past two years.  Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, he
worked at Deloitte Consulting in Minneapolis for six years, where his last
position was a senior manager in strategy/value-based management. Kaiser earned
his bachelor of science degree in economics and finance from Minnesota State
University, Mankato and his master of business administration from the Carlson
School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Piper Jaffray & Co., a subsidiary of Piper
Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC), is a focused securities firm dedicated to
delivering superior financial advice, investment products and transaction
execution within selected sectors of the financial services marketplace.  The
company operates through two primary revenue-generating segments -- Capital
Markets and Private Client Services.  Investment Research, an independent group
reporting to the CEO, supports clients of both segments.  The firm serves
corporations, government and non-profit entities, and institutional investors
on a national basis and serves the financial advisory needs of private
individuals predominantly across the western half of the United States.  The
firm has approximately 3,000 employees in 111 offices in 23 states across the
country and in London, England.  For more information about Piper Jaffray,
visit us online at http://www.piperjaffray.com/.

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