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William A. Emerson
William Allen Emerson (July 13, 1921 – May 10, 2017) was an American businessman who was senior vice president and national sales director of Merrill Lynch. He was also a United States Marine Corps veteran, having served in World War II. Alumnus of the University of Florida, a professorship was named after him in the university's business school. He died in May 2017 at the age of 95. Early life Emerson was born in Columbia, Tennessee on July 13, 1921 to Henry Houston Emerson and Mabel Allen Emerson. He moved with his family to St. Petersburg, Florida when he was four years old. Emerson attended Lakewood Elementary School, Mirror Lake Junior High School, and St. Petersburg High School. He enlisted in the Marine Corps the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Emerson trained as a pilot and faced combat at the Battle of Okinawa. After four years in the military, Emerson attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida to finish his college degree that he st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrill Lynch
Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America. Along with BofA Securities, the investment banking arm, both firms engage in prime brokerage and broker-dealer activities. The firm is headquartered in New York City, and once occupied the entire 34 stories of 250 Vesey Street, part of the Brookfield Place (New York City), Brookfield Place complex in Manhattan. Merrill employs over 14,000 financial analysts and manages $2.3 trillion in client assets. The company also operates Merrill Edge, an electronic trading platform. Prior to 2009, the company was publicly owned and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Merrill Lynch & Co. agreed to be acquired by Bank of America on September 14, 2008, at the height of the financial crisis of 2007–2008, the same weekend that Lehman Brothers was Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, allowed to fail. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
