Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> June 29, 2009

Outlook For Industrial Equipment Companies – John Collopy – Briggs-ficks Securities, Llc

John Collopy joined Briggs-Ficks Securities, LLC, as Director of Research in 2005. Mr Collopy holds a NYSE Series 1 and NASD Series 4,24,27,53,63,86,87. Before joining Briggs-Ficks, he founded and served as the CEO of Collopy & Company Inc. from 1992 to 2004. Prior to that, he worked as Vice President of Institutional Services for Loewi & Co. and was Founder, President and CEO of Cleary, Gull, Reiland, McDevitt & Collopy Inc. Mr. Collopy also spent time as First Vice President, Institutional Services of Robert W. Baird & Co. He holds a BA from Marquette University. Profile
TWST: Tell us about your background and about your coverage of the industrial

equipment sector?

Mr. Collopy: I've been following the group individually and as a member of a

group from time