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DANNY LUDEMAN


Danny Ludeman

Danny Ludeman
President & CEO
Wachovia Securities

Provides executive leadership to:  The nation’s third-largest retail brokerage organization, including 11,000 registered representatives serving clients of Wachovia Securities through 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Full name:  Daniel J. Ludeman

Joined the company:
  1979 with predecessor firm, Wheat First Securities

In current position since:  1999

Previous positions at the company:  President & COO, First Union Securities, Brokerage Group

Education:  B.A. in economics, Virginia Tech, M.B.A., College of William and Mary

Born:  November 18, 1956

Professional affiliations:  Securities Industry Association, Board Member and past Chairman (Now Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association); Member, Young Presidents’ Organization

Community leadership:  Board Member, University of Richmond, College of William and Mary School of Business Administration, Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges

In addition:  Ludeman joined Wachovia with the merger of Wheat First Butcher Singer in 1998. He joined Wheat First in 1979 and was named to the board of directors in 1984. He held a variety of leadership positions with the company in capital markets, asset management and brokerage and in 1996 was named to the executive committee.