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Gregory M. Lester

BESSEMER INVESTOR SERVICES
NEW YORK, NY 10020
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CRD#: 2518426
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Professional summary

Gregory Manuel Lester, who also goes by Greg Lester, Gregory Lester, is a registered financial professional currently at BESSEMER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC. located in New York, New York.

Gregory is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1998. Gregory has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 7TO, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases

Greg Lester | Gregory Lester

Other business activities

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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

June 19, 2019 - Present

BESSEMER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

Office #1: 1271 Avenue Of The Americas 46th Floor, New York, NY 10020
BD
CRD#: 17442
NEW YORK, NY
Past

March 24, 1998 - June 11, 1999

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

BD
CRD#: 8174
WEEHAWKEN, NJ

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

Visual representation of state registrations

RR
Arizona
(11/10/2020)
RR
California
(10/13/2025)
RR
Delaware
(11/11/2019)
RR
Florida
(10/13/2020)
RR
Maryland
(10/13/2020)
RR
Massachusetts
(10/13/2020)
RR
Nevada
(11/14/2024)
RR
New Jersey
(3/10/2022)
RR
New York
(7/17/2019)
RR
North Carolina
(11/9/2022)
RR
Ohio
(11/12/2019)
RR
Pennsylvania
(11/11/2019)
RR
Texas
(11/1/2022)
RR
Virginia
(3/10/2022)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 7/11/2019
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7TO
Date: 6/19/2019
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 4/22/2019
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 3/23/1998
General Securities Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

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BESSEMER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.
BESSEMER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 17442 / SEC#: , 8-35199

BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)
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Contact information

Main Address
1271 Avenue Of The Americas 46 Floor, New York, NY 10020
Mailing Address
1271 Avenue Of The Americas 46 Floor, New York, NY 10020
Phone number
(212) 708-9100
Established
Delaware since 04/07/1983
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Medium
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

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Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
BESSEMER TRUST COMPANY, N.A.SHAREHOLDER
BOYLE, PATRICK SIDNEYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT2472066
GLOWACKI, JEFF JOSEPHDIRECTOR/SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT2942946
GUPTA, RITUCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/ASSISTANT SECRETARY5059699
MARQUEZ, MICHAEL ALLENDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT4413060
MCBRIDE, TIMOTHY SEANSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT2554176
PEDROSO, ARTURO GUSTAVOSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT5161708
SCHLUSSELBERG, BRIAN SCOTTSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT4716582
SLOAN, BENJAMIN PERRYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT4243057
SYMINGTON, JANE REILLYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT2520317
TRIMARCO MIRANDO, DIANAASSISTANT TREASURER/ASSISTANT FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS PRINCIPAL5714209
YAWORSKY, GEORGE M.TREASURER/FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS PRINCIPAL6425195

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Company Information

BESSEMER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 17442New York, NY 10020

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