Newbridge Financial, Inc. Hires James "Todd" Newton to Serve as President and Co-CEO of its Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisor Subsidiaries

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newbridge Financial, Inc. ("NFI"), is excited to announce the addition of Todd Newton to serve as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer ("Co-CEO") of its broker-dealer and investment advisor subsidiaries Newbridge Securities Corporation ("NSC") and Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. ("NFSG") (collectively "Newbridge"), effective January 27, 2012.

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Mr. Newton joins Newbridge with extensive industry experience including former senior management tenures as President and CEO of Anderson Strudwick, as well as CEO of Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc.  Mr. Newton also previously held executive level positions at IJL Financial Advisors, LLC/Wachovia Securities, J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons Co. and Morgan Keegan.  Mr. Newton's leadership skills and consultative approach are anticipated to augment existing supervisory infrastructure, while maintaining a strong culture of compliance and vision for future growth opportunities.  Newton will work closely with Thomas Casolaro, Bob Spitler and the existing Newbridge management team to enhance the overall day to day business activities/operations of NFI's broker-dealer and investment advisor subsidiaries.

"I am excited to join the management team of one of the premier financial service companies in our industry.  Historically, Newbridge has strived to empower its clients to build and preserve wealth by providing superior financial services and products.  We will continue this mission with a vision towards enhancing our 'Financial Advisor Business Culture'", said Mr. Newton.

Tom Casolaro, Co-CEO stated, "The addition of Todd will significantly enhance our current senior management team, enabling us to benefit from his experience in identifying and targeting greater recruiting opportunities that exist in today's financial services environment.  In today's competitive marketplace financial advisors seek the best in class clearing, technology, product and advisory partners to assist them in providing the highest level of financial guidance to their customers.  Newbridge will focus its recruiting efforts towards financial advisors that are seeking these qualities in a firm with a strong commitment to compliance."

Bob Spitler, CFO of Newbridge, stated "This enhanced managerial structure will enable us to prioritize and implement technological upgrades and other administrative projects with an emphasis on improvement of service to our clients, registered representatives and employees."

About Newbridge

Newbridge Financial, Inc. ("NFI") is the parent/holding company for NSC and NFSG. NSC is a FINRA member broker-dealer that engages in full service securities brokerage, investment banking and advisory services with a broad based group of individuals and institutional customer.  NFSG is and SEC Registered Investment Advisor offering a broad spectrum of financial services including financial, insurance, retirement, estate and tax planning for our individual and corporate clients.

For more information on Newbridge, please visit our public web-site at www.newbridgefinancial.com or www.newbridgesecurities.com

Contact:  Arnold Levine at [email protected] or 954-334-3450

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SOURCE Newbridge Financial, Inc.