Huntington Securities hires Flowers as managing director

BY SourceMedia | MUNICIPAL | 11:22 AM EDT

Longtime public finance professional Curtis Flowers joined Huntington Securities as managing director in its Houston office, covering clients throughout Texas, the firm announced this week.

He previously spent six years at J.P. Morgan where he led its Houston public finance office, a statement from Huntington said. During his 21 years at Loop Capital Markets, Flowers served as a managing director and opened the firm's Texas office, where he was involved in more than $20 billion in municipal transactions throughout the state.

Flowers currently chairs Houston's Downtown Redevelopment Authority board and previously served on the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority board.

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