Morgan Keegan Senior Research Team

Robert M. Derrington, Managing Director

Robert M. Derrington joined Morgan Keegan in June 2001. He received his BS in Business from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and attended the Washington University Graduate School of Business in St. Louis. Derrington has tracked the restaurant industry for over 20 years now, first as a franchisee and restaurant operator and second as senior restaurant analyst. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, he served as director and senior restaurant analyst at SunTrust Equitable Securities from 1994 to 2001.

Awards:

• Financial Times/StarMine 2010 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 3 Stock Picker among restaurant industry analysts
• Financial Times/StarMine 2009 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 Stock Picker among restaurant industry analysts
• Financial Times/StarMine 2008 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 2 Earnings Estimator among restaurant industry analysts
• Forbes.com/StarMine 2005, 2006 Rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts.
  • In 2006, ranked No. 1 earnings estimator among restaurant analysts. In 2005, ranked No. 2 earnings estimator among restaurant analysts.

Companies Followed by Bob Derrington:

Restaurants
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (CEC) 
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) 
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)
Jack in the Box (JACK)
O'Charley's, Inc. (CHUX)
Panera Bread Company (PNRA) 
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RI)
Sonic Corp. (SONC)

Robert J. Dodd, PhD, Managing Director

Robert J. Dodd, PhD, joined Morgan Keegan in March 2001 as an associate analyst following transaction processing and telecom providers. He received his Doctorate in Chemical Physics from University of Maryland at College Park, and his BSc in Mathematics from Royal Holloway College, University of London, England. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan he was a telecommunications analyst at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney in London. Dodd follows the transaction processing industry and specialty finance/business development companies at Morgan Keegan.

Awards:

• Financial Times/Star Mine 2008 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 2 Earnings Estimator among IT services industry analysts
• Forbes.com/StarMine 2006 Rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts.
  • Ranked No. 3 stock picker in the information technology service category.
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2005.
  • Ranked No. 3 among business and industrial services analysts for stock picking.

Companies Followed by Robert Dodd:

Transaction Processing
Alliance Data Systems (ADS) 
Euronet Worldwide (EEFT)
Global Payments Inc. (GPN)
Green Dot Corp. (GDOT)
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (HPY)
Hypercom Corp. (HYC)
MasterCard International (MA)
MoneyGram International, Inc. (MGI)
NetSpend Holdings (NTSP)
Total System Services (TSS)
Verifone Holdings, Inc. (PAY)
Visa Inc. (V)
The Western Union Co. (WU)
Wright Express Corporation (WXS)

Specialty Financing
Compass Diversified Trust (CODI)
Fifth Street Finance Corp. (FSC)
Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS)
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN)
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
Triangle Capital Corp. (TCAP)

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John Edwards, CFA^®, First Vice President

John D. Edwards, CFA, joined Morgan Keegan in October 2006 as a Vice President, covering Energy Infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Edwards was a managing partner of Vektor Investment Group, LLC, where he consulted on energy infrastructure projects and real estate development. Edwards also worked with Deutsche Bank Securities as a Vice President and Senior Analyst covering natural gas pipelines and as an associate analyst covering automotive suppliers. Edwards began his career in the energy industry with Edison International where he worked in regulatory finance, M&A, project finance, and business development. He received his BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and an MBA from California State University, Fullerton, and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is also a member of the Financial Analysts Society of Houston, Texas.

Companies Followed by John Edwards:

MLPs/Energy Infrastructure
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P. (BWP)
Copano Energy LLC (CPNO)
Crosstex Energy, L.P. (XTEX)
El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB)
Enbridge Energy Partners LP (EEP)
Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (ETE)
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (ETP)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD)
EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP)
Genesis Energy, L.P. (GEL)
Inergy L.P. (NRGY)
Kinder Morgan Incorporated (KMI)
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP)
Kinder Morgan Management LLC (KMR)
Linn Energy LLC (LINE)
Magellan Midstream Partners LP (MMP)
MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MWE)
ONEOK Partners LLC (OKS)
Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA)
Regency Energy Partners, L.P. (RGNC)
Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP)
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (SXL)

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Arthur W. Hatfield, CFA^®, Managing Director

Arthur W. Hatfield, CFA, joined Morgan Keegan in October 1994. He received his BS in Accounting from Southern Utah University and his MBA from Vanderbilt University. Hatfield works as an analyst in the transportation research group. His focus is on railroads, rail supply companies, less-than-truckload-carriers, the air freight industry and equipment leasing companies. Hatfield holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Awards:

• Forbes.com/StarMine Rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts.
  • Ranked No. 2 stock picker among air freight and logistics analysts in 2005, 2004 and 2003.
  • Ranked No. 1 stock picker among air freight and logistics analysts in 2002.
  • Ranked No. 2 stock picker among air freight analysts in 2001.
  • Ranked No. 2 earnings estimator among air freight analysts in 2001.
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2006, 2004, 2000 and 1999.
• NASDAQ-StarMine Analysts Survey in 2003 and 2002
• Rated one of top large-cap transportation analysts by Transportation Corporations in the 2000 and 2001 Reuters Survey of U.S. Larger Company Investment Research.
• Rated one of top mid-to-small-cap transportation analysts by Fund Managers in the 1999 Reuters Survey of U.S. Mid to Smaller Company Investment Research.

Companies Followed by Art Hatfield:

Integrated Transportation Services
FedEx Corporation (FDX)
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

Intermodal Transportation Services
Hub Group, Inc.(HUBG)

Less-Than-Truckload Carrier
Arkansas Best Corp. (ABFS)
Con-Way Inc. (CNW)
Old Dominion Freight (ODFL)
Saia, Inc. (SAIA)
Vitran Corp. (VVN)
YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW)

Non-Asset Based Transportation Services
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
Forward Air Corporation (FWRD)
Roadrunner Transportation Systems (RRTS)
Pacer International (PACR)
UTi Worldwide, Inc. (UTIW)

Railroads
CSX Corporation, Inc. (CSX)
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWR)
Kansas City Southern (KSU)
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
RailAmerica Inc. (RA)
Union Pacific (UNP)

Transportation Equipment
American Railcar Industries (ARII)
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX)
Trinity Industries, Inc. (TRN)
Wabtec Corporation (WAB)

Transportation Leasing
GATX Corporation (GMT)
Ryder System Inc. (R)
TAL International Group (TAL) 
Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH)

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J. Keith Johnson, First Vice President

J. Keith Johnson joined Morgan Keegan in August 2005 as a senior analyst covering the manufacturing sector. He received a MBA and his BBA with a minor in economics from Millsaps College. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, he worked with Mississippi Chemical Corporation, a chemical fertilizer manufacturer, for approximately 12 years in the corporate finance group with responsibilities ranging from financial analysis to Director of Investor Relations. Johnson covers building materials manufacturing companies.

Awards:

• Financial Times/Star Mine 2011 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 2 Stock Picker and No. 3 Earnings Estimator among building products industry analysts
  • Ranked No. 2 Stock Picker and No. 2 Earnings Estimator in the construction marterials industry category
• Financial Times/StarMine 2010 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 3 stock picker among building products industry analysts.

Companies Followed by Keith Johnson:

Manufacturing
American Woodmark Corporation (AMWD)
Belden Incorporated (BDC)
Coleman Cable Incorporated (CCIX)
Eagle Materials (EXP)
Encore Wire Corporation (WIRE)
General Cable Corporation (BGC)
Martin Marietta (MLM)
Owens Corning (OC)
Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD)
Texas Industries (TXI)
Trex Company, Inc. (TWP)
Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI)
Vulcan Materials (VMC)

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Chaz G. Jones, Managing Director

Chaz Jones joined Morgan Keegan in September 2004 as an analyst in the transportation group. He focuses on the truckload, maritime shipping and transportation equipment industries. Prior to joining the firm, Jones worked at Stephens Inc. for over four years in equity research focusing on trucking, maritime shipping and railroads. Jones received his BA and MBA in finance from Oklahoma State University.

Awards:

• Financial Times/StarMine 2011 Global Analyst Awards
  • No. 2 Earnings Estimator in the road & rail industry category
• Financial Times /StarMine 2010 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 earnings estimator among road and rail industry analysts.
• Financial Times /StarMine 2008 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 2 earnings estimator among road and rail industry analysts.

Companies Followed by Chaz Jones:

Maritime Shipping
Diana Containerships Inc. (DCIX)
Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX)
Horizon Lines, Inc. (HRZ)
Kirby Corporation  (KEX)

Truckload Carriers
Celadon Group, Inc. (CLDN)
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW)
Covenant Transport, Inc. (CVTI)
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)
J.B. Hunt Transport Svcs. (JBHT)
Knight Transportation (KNGT) 
Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR)
Marten Transport (MRTN)
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (PTSI)
Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA)
Swift Transportation (SWFT)
Universal Truckload Services (UACL)
USA Truck, Inc. (USAK)
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)

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Lawrence Keusch, Managing Director

Lawrence Keusch received a BS in biology from Tufts University in 1986. He was previously employed at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he was a managing director in the firm's Global Investment Research Department. While at Goldman Sachs, he spent time as co-head of the US Healthcare team and was on the Investment Review Committee. He has covered medical device companies since 1992, and has been recognized in both Institutional Investor and Greenwich investor polls. Most recently, he was Runner-Up in the 2008 Institutional Investor All-America Research poll. He also has significant transaction experience having participated in over 20 corporate financings and more than 15 important M&A transactions. He covers healthcare/hospital supplies & equipment for Morgan Keegan.

Awards:

• Financial Times/StarMine 2011 Global Analyst Awards
  • No. 1 Earnings Estimator in the health care equipment & supplies industry category

Companies covered by Lawrence Keusch

Medical Devices
Baxter International Inc. (BAX)
Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX)
CareFusion Corp. (CFN)
Cooper Companies Inc. (COO)
Covidien plc (COV)
C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR)
Haemonetics Corporation (HAE)
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (HRC)
Intuitive Surgical Corporation (ISRG)
Masimo Corporation (MASI)
Solta Medical (SLTM)
Teleflex Incorporated (TFX)

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Harsh N. Kumar, Managing Director

Harsh N. Kumar received a BS in production engineering from the University of Poona, India and an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has previously been employed with Roth Capital Partners and Norsig & Associates. Kumar's industry experience includes analyst positions with both GTE and Memorex Telex Corporation. He follows the specialty semiconductor industry for Morgan Keegan.

Awards:

• WSJ's Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2010
  • Ranked No. 3 stock picker among 63 semiconductor industry analysts.
• WSJ's Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2008
  • Ranked No. 3 stock picker among 73 semiconductor industry analysts.

Companies Followed by Harsh Kumar:

Semiconductors
ANADIGICS, Inc. (ANAD)
Cree, Inc. (CREE)
Diodes, Inc. (DIOD)
Intersil Corporation (ISIL)
Marvell Technology Group (MRVL)
Microchip Technology, Inc. (MCHP)
Microsemi Corporation (MSCC)
National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM)
OmniVision Technologies (OVTI)
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD)
Semtech Corporation (SMTC) 
Standard Microsystems, Inc. (SMSC)
Supertex, Inc. (LEG)

System Area Networks
Emulex Corporation (ELX)
QLogic Corporation (QLGC)

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John R. Lawrence, Managing Director

John R. Lawrence rejoined Morgan Keegan in June 1997 as a senior analyst covering specialty retail / special situations. Prior to that, Lawrence worked for Principal Financial Securities for four years where he followed the consumer/distribution industries. He was previously with Morgan Keegan for over 8 years. Lawrence received his BBA in finance from the University of Memphis in 1985 and his MBA from Vanderbilt University in 1993.

Awards:

• Financial Times/StarMine 2011 Global Analyst Awards
  • No. 1 Stock Picker in the special retail industry category
• Financial Times/Star Mine 2009 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 Stock Picker and No. 3 Earnings Estimator among specialty retail industry analysts
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2003.
  • Ranked No. 3 stock picker among 34 specialty retailing analysts.

Companies Followed by John Lawrence:

Automotive Aftermarket
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO)
LKQ Corporation (LKQX)
Midas, Inc. (MDS)
Monro Muffler/Brake, Inc. (MNRO)
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY)

Convenience Stores & Distributors
Casey's General Stores (CASY)
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (CORE)
Delek U.S. Holdings (DK)
The Pantry (PTRY)
Snyder's-Lance Inc. (LNCE)
Susser Holdings (SUSS)
TravelCenters of America (TA)

Special Situations
Insight Enterprises (NSIT)

Specialty Retailing
Fred's,Inc. (FRED)
Hibbet Sporting Goods (HIBB)
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (LTM)
Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)

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Simon M. Leopold, Managing Director

Simon M. Leopold joined Morgan Keegan in February 2004 as a communications equipment analyst. Prior to joining the firm, he covered telecommunications equipment stocks at Merrill Lynch for four years and worked in the telecom industry at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore) providing services to carriers and equipment vendors for 12 years. Leopold has earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, a Master's of Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Awards:

• Financial Times /StarMine 2010 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 earnings estimator among communications equipment industry analysts as well as across all industries.
• Financial Times / StarMine 2008 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 earnings estimator among communications equipment industry analysts.
• Forbes/StarMine 2007 Rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts
  • Ranked No. 3 earnings estimator among communications equipment industry analysts
• Forbes.com/StarMine 2006 Rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts.
  • Ranked No. 3 earnings estimator among communication industry analysts.

Companies Followed by Simon Leopold:

Communications Equipment 
Acme Packet, Inc. (APKT)
ADTRAN, Inc. (ADTN)
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
Arris Group Inc. (ARRS)
BigBand Networks, Inc. (BBND)
Calix Inc. (CALX)
Ciena Corporation (CIEN)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY)
F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV)
Finisar Corporation (FNSR)
Harmonic, Inc. (HLIT)
Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR)
NeoPhotonics (NPTN)
Symmetricom, Inc. (SYMM)
Tellabs, Inc. (TLAB)

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Robert M. Mains, CFA^®, Senior Vice President

Robert M. Mains, CFA, joined Morgan Keegan & Company as a senior equity research analyst covering the Healthcare Services and Healthcare REITs industry in February 2007 and is based in Saratoga Springs, New York. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Mains was a senior research analyst with Ryan Beck. Before that, he was a senior analyst and Director of Research for The Advest Group and a research analyst with First Albany Capital. Mains holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been ranked in the Wall Street Journal Best on the Street Analyst Survey four times and in the Reuters Survey twice. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in applied math from Yale University in 1980 and his MBA in finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1990.

Awards:

• Financial Times /StarMine 2008 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 stock picker among real estate investment trusts (REITs) industry analysts.

Companies Followed by Robert Mains:

Healthcare REITs
HCP,Inc.  (HCP)
Healthcare Realty Trust (HR)
Health Care REIT (HCN)
National Health Investors (NHI)
Sabra Health Care Reit (SBRA)
Ventas, Inc. (VTR)

Healthcare Services
Alliance Healthcare Services (AIQ)
Brookdale Senior Services, Inc. (BKD)
Emeritus Corporation (ESC)
Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) 
HealthSouth Corporation (HLS)
MEDNAX, Inc. (MD)
National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)
RadNet, Inc. (RDNT)
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (SKH)
Sun Healthcare Group (SUNH)
Team Health Holdings (TMH)
VCA Antech (WOOF)

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Tavis C. McCourt, CFA^®, Managing Director

Tavis C. McCourt, CFA, joined Morgan Keegan in 1998 and has been a senior analyst since 1999. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Villanova University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University, where he was the Founder's Medalist. McCourt, who holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and in the past has covered the wireless and wireline telecommunications sectors, follows the Communications Technology Sector for Morgan Keegan.

Awards:

• Financial Times/Star Mine 2009 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 Earnings Estimator among communications equipment industry analysts
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2005, 2007
  • Ranked No. 2 both years among telecommunications analysts for stock picking in the fixed line telecom sector.
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2004
  • Ranked No. 5 among 32 telecommunications analysts for stock picking in fixed line telecom sector.
• NASDAQ-StarMine 2003 Analyst Survey

Companies Followed by Tavis McCourt:

Communications Technology
Apple, Inc. (AAPL) 
Digi International Inc. (DIGI)
Garmin, Ltd. (GRMN)
Glu Mobile, Inc. (GLUU)
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (ININ)
Intermec, Inc. (IN)
j2 Global Communications (JCOM)
Knology, Inc. (KNOL)
Logitech International S.A. (LOGI)
Motorola Mobility (MMI)
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Nokia Corporation (NOK)
Plantronics, Inc. (PLT)
Polycom, Inc. (PLCM)
Premiere Global Svcs. (PGI)
Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM)
RADVISION Ltd. (RVSN)
RealNetworks  (RNWK)
Research In Motion, LTD (RIMM) 
Sierra Wireless Inc. (SWIR)
Trimble Navigation Limited (TRMB)

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Michael Nemeroff, Managing Director

Michael B. Nemeroff joined Morgan Keegan in 2011 as a managing director and senior equity research analyst following the enterprise software industry in Morgan Keegan’s New York City office. Formerly a research analyst with Wedbush Securities in New York, Nemeroff has covered the technology industry for over 15 years as an analyst for Wedbush, Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Companies covered by Michael Nemeroff

Enterprise Software
Callidus Software Inc. (CALD)
Concur Technologies (CNQR)
Informatica Corp. (INFA)
Kenexa Corporation (KNXA)
Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
Salesforce.com (CRM)
SuccessFactors Inc. (SFSF)
SAP, AG (SAP)
Taleo Corporation (TLEO)
The Ultimate Software Group (ULTI)

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Bob Patten, Managing Director

Bob Patten is a managing director and senior bank analyst in the financials group of Morgan Keegan Equity Research. An analyst since 1997, Patten specializes in U.S. banks. Before joining Morgan Keegan, he was a Director and Senior Bank Analyst at UBS in New York covering regional and super-regional banks. While at UBS, Patten was ranked second among bank analysts by the 200 largest industry fund managers based on the 2000 Reuters Mid-Cap Bank Survey and fourth by the Bank Industry Management survey. He was also ranked 13th in the 2002 Institutional Investor Survey, up from 31st in 2001. Patten was also a Senior Analyst in the bank research group at Lehman Brothers in New York. Before that he covered regional banks for Salomon Brothers in New York. Prior to his sell-side work, Patten spent 16 years in the commercial banking industry managing middle market lending and credit functions for two large New Jersey banks. Patten received a BS in accounting and finance from Monmouth University and is a member of the Bank and Financial Analyst Association.

Companies Followed by Bob Patten:

Regional Banks
BB&T Corporation (BBT)
Comerica Incorporated (CMA)
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFR)
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
First Horizon National Corporation (FHN)
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (HBAN)
KeyCorp (KEY)
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI)
Prosperity Bancshares (PRSP)
Sterling Bankshares, Inc. (SBIB)
SunTrust Banks, Inc, (STI)
Synovus Financial Corporation (SNV)
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (TCBI)
Zions Bancorporation (ZION)

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Justin Patterson, CFA^®, Vice President

Justin T. Patterson is a senior analyst that covers the Internet & e-Commerce industry for Morgan Keegan & Company. He joined Morgan Keegan in 2007 as an associate analyst in the Communications Technology industry. Patterson, who holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, received a BS in accounting and economics from Ball State University and a MS in finance from Vanderbilt University.

Companies Covered by Justin Patterson: 

Internet & e-Commerce
Amazon.com (AMZN)
Ancestry.com (ACOM)
Coinstar, Inc. (CSTR)
eBay, Inc. (EBAY)
Expedia, Inc. (EXPE)
Netflix (NFLX)
OpenTable (OPEN)
Priceline, Inc. (PCLN)
Shutterfly, Inc. (SFLY)
TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP)
Travelzoo Inc. (SFLY)
Zillow, Inc. (Z)

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Chris Pikul, CFA^®, First Vice President

Chris Pikul, CFA, joined the firm in 2007 as a senior equity research analyst covering the energy exploration and production sector. Pikul is based in Denver, Colorado. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Pikul was an analyst with A.G. Edwards for seven years covering small and mid-cap energy stocks. He also worked for four years at Invesco Funds. Pikul, who holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, Pikul received his bachelor's and master's degrees in finance from the University of Colorado.

Companies followed by Chris Pikul

Exploration and Production
Berry Peteroleum (BRY)
Bill Barrett Corp. (BBG)
BPZ Energy, Inc. (BZP)
Cimarex Energy, Inc. (XEC)
Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK)
Concho Resources, Inc.(CXO)
Continental Resources, Inc. (CLR)
Crimson Exploration, Inc. (CLR)
Denbury Resources, Inc. (DNR)
Enduro Royalty Trust (NDRO)
Energy XXI Limited (EXXI)
Exco Resources, Inc. (XCO)
GMX Resources (GMXR)
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (KOG)
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(OAS)
Petrohawk Energy Corporation (HK)
Range Resources (RRC)
Resolute Energy (REN)
SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD)
Sandridge Mississippian Trust I (SDT)
Sandridge Permian Trust I (PER)
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL)
Whiting Petroleum (WLL)

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Ebrahim Poonawala, Vice President

Ebrahim H. Poonawala is a senior equity research analyst covering regional bank stocks for Morgan Keegan. He has been with Morgan Keegan since 2006 covering large, mid and small-cap regional bank stocks. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Poonawala worked as a financial analyst with Access National Bank in Northern Virginia where he was also responsible for managing several treasury functions including asset liability management, working with correspondent banks in managing the bank’s liquidity needs. Before that, Poonawala worked for nearly four years with a commercial and residential real estate leasing company in Mumbai, India. He received his MBA in corporate finance from Virginia Tech in 2004, and his BS in financial accounting from Bombay University in India.

Companies Followed by Ebrahim Poonawala:

Regional Banks
BancorpSouth, Inc. (BXS)
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (CFFN)
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (CBSH)
Hancock Holding Company (HBHC)
IBERIABANK Corporation (IBKC)
Signature Bank (SBNY)
Trustmark Corporation (TRMK)
UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF)
Valley National Bancorp (VLY)

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Brent D. Rakers, CFA^®, Managing Director

Brent D. Rakers, CFA, joined Morgan Keegan in May 1995. He received his BBA in Accounting with a concentration in Finance from Millsaps College. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, he worked for two years as an assistant portfolio manager of Cozad Asset Management. Brent spent his first eight years at Morgan Keegan covering the oil service industry, later focusing on the offshore construction niche within this sector. In 2004, he initiated coverage of the Industrial/Construction Distribution sector. Rakers holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation

Awards:

• Financial Times/Star Mine 2011 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 1 Earnings Estimator among trading companies & distributors industry analysts
• Financial Times/Star Mine 2009 Global Analyst Awards
  • Ranked No. 2 Earnings Estimator among trading companies & distributors industry analysts
• Forbes.com/StarMine 2006, 2005 rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts
  • Both years, ranked No. 1 earnings estimator among trading companies and distributors analysts.
• Forbes.com/StarMine 2004 rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts
  • Ranked No. 2 in earnings forecast among trading companies and distributors analysts.

Companies Followed by Brent Rakers:

Distribution
Anixter International, Inc. (AXE)
Applied Industrial (AIT)
Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN)
Fastenal Corp. (FAST)
MSC Industrial (MSM)
Thomas & Betts Corp. (TNB)
Pool Corporation (POOL)
United Stationers, Inc. (USTR)
Wesco International (WCC)
W.W. Grainger (GWW)

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Roger Read, Senior Analyst

Roger Read follows the Energy Services industry for Morgan Keegan and is based in the firm’s Houston, Texas office. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan in 2010, he was a senior analyst with Natixis Bleichroeder LLC in Houston. Read, who has followed the energy services industry for over 13 years, was also a vice president with Simmons & Company International. Before that, he worked in the corporate internal audit department at Halliburton in Dallas. Read has a master’s degree in finance from Rice University’s Jones School of Administration, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University.

Companies Followed by Roger Read:

Energy Services Industry
Atwood Oceanics Inc. (ATW)
Basic Energy Services (BAS)
Cal Dive International (DVR)
Cameron International (CAM)
Carbo Ceramics Inc. (CRR)
Complete Production Services, Inc. (CPX)
Dresser Rand Group (DRC
Ensco plc (ESV)
Halliburton Company (HAL)
Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX)
Key Energy Services (KEG)
McDermott Internaitonal (MDR)
National Oilwell Varco (NOV)
Noble Corporation (NE)
Pioneer Drilling (PDC)
Rowan Cos. (RDC)
Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB)
Transocean, Inc. (RIG)

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Brian W. Ruttenbur, Managing Director

Brian W. Ruttenbur, Morgan Keegan’s security and defense analyst, joined the firm in June 2000. He received a BA from the University of Tennessee and an MAS from the University of Montana, Missoula. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Ruttenbur was a staff consultant with Andersen Consulting and an analyst with SunTrust Equitable Securities. He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force.

Awards:

• Forbes.com/StarMine rankings of Wall Street's Best Brokerage Analysts:
  • In 2010, ranked No. 2 earnings estimator among electronic equipment and instruments analysts.
  • In 2006, ranked No. 2 earnings estimator among among electronic equipment and instruments analysts.
  • In 2005, ranked No. 2 stock picker among electronic equipment and instruments analysts, and No. 3 earnings estimator among electronic equipment and instruments analysts.
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2005:
  • Ranked No. 1 among electronic and electrical equipment analyst for stock picking.

Companies Followed by Brian Ruttenbur:

Security & Defense 
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVIV)
American Science & Engineering (ASE) 
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (DGI)
FLIR Systems (FLIR)
Force Protection Inc. (FRPT)
General Dynamics (GD)
GeoEye, Inc. (GEOY)
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII)
Iridium Communications, Inc. (IRDM)
iRobot Corporation (IRBT)
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (ID)
L-3 Communications (LLL)
Lockheed Martin (MSA)
Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (MRCY)
NICE Systems, Ltd. (NICE)
Northrup Grumman Corporation (NOC)
OSI Systems, Inc. (OSIS)
Raytheon Company (RTN)
Verint Systems (VRNT)
Via Sat Inc. (VSAT)

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Jonathan Ruykhaver, CFA^®, Managing Director

Jonathan B. Ruykhaver, CFA, follows the Infrastructure Software & Security industry for Morgan Keegan. Ruykhaver, who is based in the firm’s San Francisco office, was formerly a managing director with ThinkEquity LLC in San Francisco. Prior to that, he was a senior analyst with Raymond James in Tampa and SunTrust Equitable Securities in Nashville. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has over 15 years of experience as a sell-side analyst in the technology industry. Ruykhaver is a graduate of Tufts University and participated in a Masters of Economics program at the University of Michigan. He joined Morgan Keegan in 2010.

Companies Followed by Jonathan Ruykhaver:

Infrastructure Software & Security
Check Point Software (CHKP)
Citrix Systems (CTXS)
Ellie Mae, Inc. (ELLI)
Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) 
LogMeIn, Inc. (LOGM)
NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT)
OPNET Technologies (OPNT)
Riverbed Technology (RVBD)
SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI)
Sourcefire, Inc. (FIRE)
Symantec (SYMC)
VMware Inc. (VMW)
Zix Corp. (ZIXI)

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Jamie Stockton , CFA^®, First Vice President

Jamie Stockton joined Morgan Keegan in 2006. He received a BS in finance and a BS in accounting at the University of Arkansas. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Stockton was a research analyst at Greenwood & Associates. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. As a senior analyst, Stockton follows the healthcare information technology industry for Morgan Keegan.

Awards:

• Financial Times/StarMine 2011 Global Analyst Awards
  • No. 2 Stock Picker in the health care technology industry category
• Financial Times/StarMine 2010 Global Analyst Awards
  • No. 1 Stock Picker and No. 3 earnings estimator in the health care technology industry category

Companies Followed by Jamie Stockton:

Healthcare IT 
Accretive Health, Inc. (AH)
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX)
athenahealth, Inc. (ATHN)
Cerner Corporation, Inc. (CERN) 
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (CPSI)
Epocrates, Inc. (EPOC)
HMS Holdings Corp. (HMSY)
MedAssets, Inc. (MDAS) 
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (MDSO)
Quality Systems Inc. (QSII)

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Stephen C. Swett, Managing Director

Stephen C. Swett joined Morgan Keegan in October 2009 as a managing director and senior Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) analyst. Swett was formerly a senior vice president at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in New York City, where he was co-Sector Head for REITs. He has more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate underwriting, finance and market analysis. Since 1995, Swett has focused on public real estate securities analysis, including the last 11 years as a senior REIT analyst with Wachovia Securities and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. He is a 1986 graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and received his MBA from the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Companies covered by Stephen Swett:

REITs
American Campus Communities, Inc. (ACC)
Apartment Investment & Management (AIV)
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB)
BRE Properties, Inc. (BRE)
Camden Property Trust (CPT)
Cedar Shopping Centers (CDR)
Colonial Properties Trust (CLP)
CommonWealth REIT (CWH)
Education Realty Trust (EDR)
Equity Residential (EQR)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)
Government Properties Income Trust (GOV)
Highwoods Properties Inc. (HIW)
Home Properties, Inc. (HME)
Inland Real Estate Corporation (IRC)
Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG)
Lexington Realty Trust (LXP)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA)
National Retail Properties (NNN)
Parkway Properties Inc. (PKY)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM)
Post Properties Inc. (PPS)
Realty Income Corporation (O)
Regency Centers Corporation (REG)
UDR, Inc. (UDR)

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Destin Tompkins, CFA^®, First Vice President

Destin Tompkins joined Morgan Keegan in 2002. He received a B.S. in accounting and a Masters in Accountancy from the University of Tennessee. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, Tompkins was a Senior Staff Auditor for Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen, where he received his CPA license in 2000. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. As a senior analyst, Tompkins follows the restaurant industry for Morgan Keegan.

Awards:

• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2011
  • Ranked No. 4 in the restaurant category for stock picking
• WSJ Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2010
  • Ranked No. 4 among 33 restaurant industry analysts for stock picking.

Companies Followed by Destin Tompkins:

Restaurants
BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)
Bob Evans Farm, Inc. (BOBE)
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (BBRG)
Brinker International (EAT)
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (BWLD)
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPKI)
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (CAKE)
DineEquity, Inc. (DIN)
P.F. Changs China Bistro, Inc. (PFCB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (RRGB)
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)

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Jan Wald, PhD, Senior Analyst

Jan Wald follows the Healthcare-Medical Devices industry for Morgan Keegan. Wald was also formerly a managing director and medical technology analyst at the Stanford Group Company, A.G. Edwards and George K. Baum. At A.G. Edwards, he was also the Healthcare Group Leader. Before becoming a medical technology analyst, Wald held clinical trial management and engineering management positions at Guidant Corporation and engineering and engineering management positions at Honeywell Inc. He has been serving as an advisor to Cardialysis, a Clinical Research Organization, and has significant experience with th eFDA and key opinion leaders in medical devices. Wald holds a PhD from Brandeis University, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and a BA from Northeastern University. He was also a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Research in Human Learning. He joined Morgan Keegan in 2011.

Companies covered by Jan Wald:

Healthcare — Medical Devices
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Atricure Inc. (ATRC)
Boston Scientific (BSX)
DexCom Inc. (DXCM)
Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
Heartware International (HTWR)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Medtronic Inc. (MDT)
St. Jude Medical (STJ)
Thoratec Corporation (THOR)