ST. LOUIS, July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF ) today announced that Derek Archila has joined the firm as a Director and Senior Analyst covering the biotechnology sector.  He is based in the firm’s Boston office.

Mr. Archila was previously an Executive Director and Senior Analyst covering biotechnology & specialty pharmaceuticals at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President focused on biopharma companies at Leerink Partners. Other relevant roles include work at GlobalData, where Mr. Archila was responsible for building the medical technology research & consulting team and a previous five year term as a senior medical technologist in the clinical hematology laboratory at Brigham & Women's Hospital. Derek earned both his B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science and M.B.A. from Northeastern University.

“Stifel continues to make significant investments in our fast-growing healthcare franchise,” noted Keith Gay, Director of Research. “Derek has a unique skillset that combines analytical ability with industry experience and we are thrilled to add someone of his caliber to our team.”

Last month, Stifel welcomed the arrival of Paul Matteis as Managing Director and Co-Head of the Biotech Research Team. With these hires, Stifel now has a global research team of 25 healthcare professionals. The firm also makes a market in more than 630 healthcare stocks, employs two dedicated equity sales sector specialists and offers a full suite of investment banking services to support healthcare companies at all stages.

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