R. Strand Kramer, Jr.
Mr. Kramer joined First Kentucky Securities Corporation in 1985 as Vice President, becoming President in 1995. He is presently involved in the Public Finance Department as well as directing the Trading and Underwriting Department. Mr. Kramer has worked with numerous Kentucky state and local issuers, both as fiscal agent and as managing underwriter. Prior to joining First Kentucky Securities, he was associated with Dupree & Company, Inc., as a fiscal agent/financial advisor and institutional salesperson. Mr. Kramer has a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky.
Dial Direct: 502-875-2103 or Email
Rodney E. Knox
Mr. Knox began his career in the municipal bond market with Bacon, Whipple & Co., Chicago, Illinois in 1968. From then until 1989 Rod participated in municipal bond originations, private placements, and both negotiated and competitive municipal bond underwritings with several Chicago municipal bond dealers. From 1990 until 1996, Rod had his own investment advisory firm in Tucson, Arizona. In 1996, he became a Senior Underwriter and Trader for First Security Bank (now Wells Fargo Bank) in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2001, after the merger of First Security Bank and Wells Fargo, Rod assumed the position of Senior Underwriter and Municipal Product Manager for Commerce Bank in St. Louis, Missouri. Currently, Rod is the Director of Research for First Credit Advisors, LLC and a municipal market strategist for First Kentucky Securities Corp., as well as an independent consultant. Rod has a BSBA in accounting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Dial Direct: 636-329-1876 or Email
John B. Banks, Jr.
Mr. Banks has been involved in corporate finance and investment banking for his entire business career. His experience includes thirteen years with Marine Midland Bank where he headed the southeast division of their corporate and correspondent national banking department. Mr. Banks also served three years as the chief financial officer of a private investment firm. At First Kentucky Securities he is primarily involved in investment banking activities, utilizing tax-exempt securities for various types of projects involving hospitals, industrial, multi-family housing and traditional municipal projects. Mr. Banks has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctorate from West Virginia University College of Law. He is presently Co-Manager of the Public Finance Department at FKSC.
Dial Direct: 502-875-7287 or Email
Frederick J. (Fritz) Kramer
Mr. Kramer, Secretary/Treasurer of First Kentucky Securities Corporation, Serves as Chief Financial Officer and Institutional Salesperson. Prior to joining First Kentucky, Mr. Kramer was employed in various bank management positions in Owensboro and Henderson, Kentucky, including Controller, Auditor and Registered Representative. He was a founding executive/investor in First Security Bank of Owensboro, Kentucky. Mr. Kramer has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and successfully completed the Graduate School of Banking program at the University of Wisconsin.
Dial Direct: 502-875-7287 or Email
Rosemary Woodruff
Mrs. Woodruff joined First Kentucky Securities Corporation in October, 1995 as Investment Banker. She is acting in the capacity of fiscal agent/analyst to various counties, cities, and school districts in the issuance of municipal bonds. Prior to joining the firm, Mrs. Woodruff was Financial Analyst in the Public Finance Department at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L.Lyons, Inc., in Louisville, Kentucky. There she spent the majority of her time working with Kentucky’s school district financings. She was also a financial assistant in the Public Finance Department at J.Lee Peeler & Company in Durham, North Carolina, where she spent much of her time working with North Carolina school districts. Presently, she is Co-Manager of the Public Finance Department at FKSC.
Dial Direct: 502-875-1473 or Email
Kirsten Kramer
As a wealth manager and bond analyst, Kirsten provides investment advising for First Kentucky Securities, as well as research services and marketing materials for First Credit Advisors. She is an attendant of the College of William & Mary, a graduate of the University of Kentucky and has been with the firm since 2008.
Dial Direct: 502-223-3928 or Email
Ashley Johnstone
Ashley is the administrative assistant for the Frankfort office and has been with First Kentucky Securities 9 years. Ashley studied at Kentucky State University.
Dial Direct: 502-875-4611 or Email
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