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John J. Kern

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS
Cleveland, OH 44114
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CRD#: 3094478
JK

Professional summary

John Joseph Kern is a registered financial professional currently at KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC. located in Cleveland, Ohio.

John is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1999. John has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 79 and Series 7 exams.

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No

Aliases

None

Other business activities

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None

Experience

Current

September 26, 2014 - Present

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

Office #1: 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114
BD
CRD#: 566
Cleveland, OH
Past

September 8, 2010 - December 31, 2010

ARBOR COURT CAPITAL, LLC

BD
CRD#: 143839
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH
Past

October 10, 2006 - August 26, 2008

STONEHENGE SECURITIES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 133352
COLUMBUS, OH
Past

August 31, 2001 - January 9, 2006

LUMENT SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 14840
COLUMBUS, OH
Past

March 23, 1999 - September 7, 2001

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

BD
CRD#: 566
CLEVELAND, OH

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
New York
(12/23/2014)
RR
Ohio
(9/29/2014)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 12/22/2014
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 79
Date: 9/26/2014
Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 8/4/1998
General Securities Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

KC
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
GRADISON ASSET MANAGEMENT | MCDONALD INVESTMENTS INC. | MCDONALD & COMPANY SECURITIES, INC. | MCDONALD & COMPANY | KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

CRD#: 566 / SEC#: , 8-30177

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

Main Address
127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114
Mailing Address
127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone number
(216) 689-0803
Established
Ohio since 05/18/1983
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Large
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
KEYCORPSOLE SHAREHOLDER
GILBERT, STACY LEEDIRECTOR5316644
HAYDEN, WILLIAM PATRICKCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER4136632
JANOFSKY, PAULA MARIECHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, DIRECTOR2882776
KOVACHICK, MARK ALLANDIRECTOR, CFO5390571
PAINE, ANDREW JACKSON IIIMANAGING DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, HEAD OF CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING2450522
PREISER, DOUGLAS WILLIAMCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR1690776
SKARDA, JOSEPH BRIELDIRECTOR4288186

Disclosures

Regulatory Event40
Arbitration15
Bond1

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Company Information

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

CRD#: 566Cleveland, OH 44114

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