Bio

Franco Zappone Head of Business Developement, Recruiting and Branch Manager of ThinkEquity’s Florida Operations. Mr Zappone is a seasoned financial services executive with over 36 years of experience in the securities industry. He currently serves as the Fort Lauderdale Branch Office Manager and Head of Business Development at ThinkEquity.

Prior to joining ThinkEquity, Mr Zappone served as Sales Manager for Investec Ernst & Co., an international specialist bank headquartered in South Africa and the United Kingdom. He previously held positions as Branch Manager at GKN Securities and Sales Manager at Gruntal and Company.

Most recently, Zappone was a founding partner of Maxim Group. While at Maxim, for 25 years, he served as Managing Director of Wealth Management and various roles in building sales, automation and building new business lines.

Mr. Zappone holds series 7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 55, 57, 63 & 99. Franco earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from St. John’s University.