Who We Are

From our headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, JVB Financial Group, LLC operates as a full-service investment firm specializing in fixed income securities.  Owned and operated by a team of seasoned and knowledgeable professionals, JVB combines the advantages of intimate size and extensive experience.  With roots in the wholesale and institutional side of the fixed income industry, our management and principals have served with major financial institutions, developing and running successful fixed income trading departments.

Founded originally to serve the needs of the dealer community, JVB has seen its product and customer base continue to evolve.  As the financial markets have grown in complexity and diversity, we have expanded our facilities, our data and communications capabilities, and our professional staff, and we have added a broader list of sophisticated fixed income products.  While focusing on retaining our intimate character, we continuously seek such improvements in order to help our customers take advantage of the evolving financial markets and tailor the risk-return elements of their portfolios.

JVB focuses on the specific needs and goals of our customers.  Using a team approach, our traders and salespeople work side by side to provide a timely flow of information.  We are able to assess quickly the needs of our customers, identify and aggregate appropriate product, apprise customers of opportunities, and provide efficient transaction execution.

Our employees are among our most valuable assets.  Their dedication to providing excellent customer service is carried out by committed staff. This means people who are not only fulfilled working in our company, but who really engage with what we do, who we are and who we want to be.

Success depends on the quality of our people and the strength of our culture. Our culture is built upon a solid foundation of trust, commitment and common values. It relies on the integrity of our people, based on core principles of honesty and accountability. As we grow, our success continues to be driven by their expertise and professionalism.

JVB started with 5 employees and has grown to over 40 today. We have ensured that our people are provided with enough resources to succeed based on their own talent, ambition and initiative. 

Senior Executives and Board of Members

The strength of the JVB management team stems from combined expertise in both management and technical areas. This has produced outstanding results over the past 5 years.

Executive Team

Vincent W. Butkevits, III - President and CEO

Vincent Butkevits is a Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of JVB Financial Holdings, L.L.C., and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Mr. Butkevits began his career with Dean Witter in 1979 on the American Stock Exchange. He spent the first eight years of his career in all aspects of back and front office operations at Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers, and Centrust Savings Bank. Since 1985, Mr. Butkevits has traded fixed income securities for firms such as LaSalle National Bank, J.W. Charles Securities Inc., and R. Seelaus and Co. While employed at R. Seelaus and Co., Mr. Butkevits opened and managed its Florida office, which specialized in taxable fixed income trading.  His responsibilities included overseeing trading, compliance, systems, and personnel, as well as all other duties associated with being a Principal Officer.

James K. Ferry – Secretary and Director

James Ferry is a Co-Founder and Secretary of JVB Financial Holdings, L.L.C. Mr. Ferry's experience in the securities industry began in 1993 and includes various trading and sales positions with Gruntal & Company in New York City and Florida, as well as Core-States Bank and R. Seelaus & Co. Mr. Ferry has traded a variety of fixed income products, including mortgages, corporates, and municipals, and has concentrated his sales experience on the institutional side of the business. In addition to his trading and sales experience, Mr. Ferry also founded Halpert and Company's Boca Raton retail trading office.

Kevin Kurtz, CPA - Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Kurtz is Chief Financial Officer for JVB Financial Group, LLC. Beginning his accounting career in 1987 at Ernst and Young, where he worked as a Staff Accountant and then Audit Manager, Mr. Kurtz has also served as Controller at Camp International (a division of Bissell, Inc.), as Corporate Controller at ProQuest Company, and as Vice President of Finance at US Medical Management. Mr. Kurtz earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Albion College in Michigan and is registered as a Financial and Operations Principal. 

Katie Vacca - Senior Vice President, Director of Compliance and Operations

Katie Vacca has more than 18 years of experience in the securities industry and is registered as a General Securities Principal. She was the Director of Operations at Lehwald, Orosey and Pepe, Inc from August 1991 to December 1997, where she was responsible for all operations functions for the firm. From December 1997 to April 2005, Katie was with the LaSalle Broker Dealer Services Division of LaSalle Bank. N.A., where she was the Compliance Officer for the division and managed all related Compliance functions. From May 2005 to December 2007, she was the Senior Compliance Officer for ABN AMRO Mortgage Capital Markets Group and also participated in transaction management for whole loan sales. 

Board of Members

The company's activities are overseen by a Board of Members comprising of members of management and non-management individuals who have valuable experiences and relationships in the securities industry.

Vincent L. Sadusky (Lin TV Corp –Chief Financial Officer)

Vincent Sadusky, a Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Advisors, is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 19 years of financial experience. Mr. Sadusky is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of LIN TV Corp., a NYSE-listed media company, and the former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Telemundo Communications Group Inc., a Spanish-Language television company. Mr. Sadusky originated the sale of Telemundo to NBC in 2002. His experience includes public and private debt and equity fundings, totaling $2.7 billion, acquisitions and divestitures, reorganizations, international and domestic joint ventures, treasury, risk management, financial controls and investor relations.

Prior to his employment by LIN and Telemundo, Mr. Sadusky worked at Ernst & Young LLP, one of the largest accounting, auditing and consulting firms in the world. From 1986, Mr. Sadusky managed the auditing and consulting engagements of many broker-dealers, including those in which stock was registered and publicly traded, self-clearing firms and full service as well as specialty, privately held broker-dealers. Consultations included annual audits, regulatory examinations and assistance with mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Sadusky is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute. Mr. Sadusky, a University Scholar at the Pennsylvania State University, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and received a Masters of Business Administration from the New York Institute of Technology.

Neil Subin (Condor Partners –President and Managing Director)

Neil Subin is the President and Managing Director of Trendex Capital Management, a private investment firm focusing primarily on distressed and bankrupt companies. Prior to forming Trendex Capital Management in 1991, Mr. Subin was affiliated with Oppenheimer & Co.  Mr. Subin is on the board of directors of Nucentrix Broadband Networks Inc., a provider of wireless broadband network; Multichannel Subscription Television Services, located in Plano, Texas; Teletrac Inc., a provider of fleet management services using two-way wireless messaging, located in Carlsbad, California; and New Alliance Insurance Company Inc., a property and casualty insurer located in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Subin has been an investor in distressed companies and has been actively involved in the formation of, and has served on, official and ad hoc committees of debt and equity holders of well-known U.S. companies, including The Lionel Corporation, The Zale Corporation, R.H. Macy & Co., Interco Inc., Hillsborough Holdings Corp./Jim Walter Corp., Morrison Knudsen Corp., Flagstar Cos., Anacomp Inc., UDC Homes Inc., Trans World Airlines Inc., Marvel Entertainment Inc., Buenos Aires Embotteladora S.A., Golden Books Family Entertainment Inc., Boston Chicken Inc., and Iridium LLC, among others.

Vincent W. Butkevits (Please see profile above)

James K. Ferry (Please see profile above)

Chief Economist

William V. Sullivan, Jr.

Bill is the familiar voice that JVB Financial Group features on our weekly conference call, where he discusses the economy and the events that affect the marketplace.  Formerly an Executive Director and a Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley, he headed up the Money Market Research Department.  At Morgan Stanley, Bill's activities included the preparation of a widely quoted weekly Money and Bond Market letter.  In addition, Bill and his staff provided invaluable support for the fixed income trading operations, with frequent meetings amongst sales and trading.  Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Bill had been with the Bank of New York for 15 years.  At the Bank, he was a Senior Vice President in charge of Asset/Liability Management.

Bill received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Fairfield University