Joseph Contorno

Mr. Contorno is Senior Vice President, Business Development at Laurel Hill Advisory Group. Prior to this Joe was Senior Managing Director and co-founder of Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors LLC. He was instrumental in soliciting high-profile corporate and banking shareholder meetings.

Joe’s in-depth knowledge, insight and wisdom has made him an important figure in proxy solicitation services, mergers & acquisitions, contested vote solicitations, corporate governance matters, tender/exchange offers, annual & special meetings advisory services leveraging proactive strategies.

Mr. Contorno has been in the industry for over 25 years where he held executive positions with The Altman Group, Georgeson and D.F. King. His experience in the brokerage industry includes Drexel Burnham, John Hancock Securities Corp and Lehman Bros. Mr. Contorno has certification with the New York Institute of Finance in back office operations & procedures and held series 7, 6 and 3 licenses with the above NYSE member firms.