Investment company hires for executive jobs in Boston

Posted on January 21, 2012

Meridian Investment made a big announcement that it has hired someone for executive jobs in Boston.

The company secured Matthew Engler as Senior Vice President.

Meridian Investments, Inc. was established in 1981 as an NASD Broker/Dealer licensed to sell direct participation programs and other forms of securities.

Engler worked at Unum Group as a Director of Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy. While at Unum, Matt assisted in starting the company’s program of investing in low-income housing tax credits and was involved in the investment of almost $150 million.

Prior to Unum, Matt worked in investment banking with UBS’s Municipal Securities Group, where he originated $4 billion of debt for state housing finance agencies.

“Matt will focus on new business development, managing equity syndications, and developing and maintaining investor relationships,” said Jack Casey, Meridian Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and COO. He will work with Jerry McDermott, President of Meridian Investments, Inc. Broker-Dealer in Washington, DC on tax credit equity public-private institutional partnerships; with Rob Martorano, President of Meridian Asset Finance based in Roseland, NJ; and with Chris Moakley, CEO of Meridian Clean Fuels based in Minneapolis, MN.