Look out for American Stock Transfer & Trust Company in the West Coast. The provider of proxy and governance advisory solutions for mutual funds and closed-end funds has announced today that it has opened its San Francisco office.

The office will be led by Josh McGinn, senior VP of western region relationship management. It will provide relationship support to clients, IPOs and consultative services for clients in the west coast region.

"San Francisco is the right choice for our next office location,” stated president and CEO Mark Healy in a company press statement. “We are fully committed to providing an industry-leading customer experience, and we are executing this goal through continued investments in people, technology and operations across North America.”

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Company Press Release

AST Announces Opening of San Francisco Office

August 17, 2012 12:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (AST) announced today the opening of its San Francisco office. The office will be led by Josh McGinn, Senior Vice President of Western Region Relationship Management and will provide relationship support to clients, initial public offerings and consultative services for clients in the west coast region.

“As AST continues to grow and expand, San Francisco is the right choice for our next office location,” noted Mark C. Healy, President and Chief Executive Officer of AST. “We are fully committed to providing an industry-leading customer experience, and we are executing this goal through continued investments in people, technology and operations across North America.”

Over the past two years, AST has expanded into major markets throughout North America and added new services, including investor relations services, shareholder identification, asset recovery, investment management solutions and proxy and governance advisory solutions for corporations, mutual funds and closed-end fund managers.

Through AST’s sister company, AST Investor Services, LLC, the company also provides investors a self-directed online brokerage offering with greater investment choices and robust financial research, transactional capabilities and planning tools.

"AST is an organization known for its customer satisfaction and innovation,” remarked McGinn. “By having a presence in this region, we can provide more of the high-touch service our clients deserve and the advice they seek.”

About AST

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (AST) and its affiliates in the Link Group network are leading providers of registry services and technology to financial market participants in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa and the United Kingdom. AST and its partner, Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc. (CST), form the North American division of the Link Group. Together AST and CST provide comprehensive stock transfer and employee plan services to more than 8,000 public issues and over 5.5 million shareholders. The division serves clients located throughout North America and in over 22 foreign countries, ranging in size from initial public offerings to Fortune 100 companies. 

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