Corporate Finance

Robert V. Welch Jr. , Executive Vice President, has been active in many facets of the financial industry since 1988. Before joining City Securities in early 2000, Mr. Welch re-engineered and headed the Indiana Housing Finance Authority, a $1 billion "bank" - equivalent in size to one of Indiana's fifteen largest financial institutions.  Mr. Welch guided the Authority to several ratings upgrades and brought more than $750 million complex taxable and tax-exempt fixed income financings to the public markets. Prior to this, he worked in corporate lending/finance with Continental Bank in Chicago (now part of Bank of America) and in the finance division of Delta Faucet Company in Indianapolis (a major subsidiary of Masco Corporation).  Mr. Welch holds a master's in business administration from Indiana University and a bachelor's in business administration (finance) from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Welch grew up in Indianapolis and is active in many community organizations. Mr. Welch can be contacted at 800-800-CITY (2489) ext. 7170 or 317-808-7170 or bwelch@citysecurities.com.
 

Brian Baker, Vice President.Since 1995, Mr. Baker has advised clients ranging from small, family-owned businesses to large, multinational, publicly-held corporations on accounting, financial, tax and legal aspects of corporate transactions. Prior to joining City Securities in 2004, Mr. Baker practiced as a certified public accountant with the Indianapolis office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an international public accounting firm, in the areas of business advisory and assurance services as well as tax compliance and consulting services.  While at Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Baker served clients in the distribution, manufacturing and financial services sectors, and advised on several mergers, acquisitions and public offerings of securities. Mr. Baker then practiced as an attorney with the Indianapolis law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP in the areas of corporate transactional law, financial institutions law, tax law and securities law. Mr. Baker holds a law degree from the Indiana University School of Law, a bachelor of business administration (accountancy) degree from the University of Notre Dame, and FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities registrations in Indiana. Born in Indianapolis and raised in Fort Wayne, Mr. Baker has been active in many community and professional organizations throughout his career and is a frequent lecturer and speaker on corporate finance related topics.  Mr. Baker can be contacted at 800-800-CITY (2489) ext. 7283 or 317-808-7283 or bbaker@citysecurities.com.   

James M. Huse, Senior Analyst, has more than five years experience in the professional services industry. Prior to joining City Securities in 2005, Mr. Huse served as a senior accountant in the business advisory, assurance, and enterprise risk services practices for Deloitte & Touche, LLP, one of the world’s largest public accounting and consulting firms. During his tenure at Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Huse served clients of various sizes in the manufacturing, insurance, and financial services industries, assisting in initial public offerings and bankruptcies. Mr. Huse holds a master's of business administration degree as well as a bachelor's of business administration (finance and accounting) degree from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Mr. Huse grew up in Indianapolis and is active in many community organizations. Mr. Huse can be contacted at 800-800-CITY (2489) ext. 7233 or 317-808-7233 or jhuse@citysecurities.com.