Sterne Agee announced the hiring of Terry McEvoy as head of bank research. McEvoy will cover regional and super-regional banks in the Midwest. He will be joined by his two associates, Erik Zwick and Austin Nicholas.

McEvoy previously spent 13 years with Oppenheimer & Co., most recently as managing director and senior analyst covering regional banks and mortgage REITs. He worked as an analyst with Tucker Anthony before moving to Oppenheimer.

“Terry’s experience and leadership abilities will support continued expansion of our equity research team,” said Bob Hoehn, director of research at Sterne Agee. “The addition of Terry further cements Sterne Agee’s strong position as a leader in equity research and resource for clients.”