Stifel Financial Corp. announced that Egizio Bianchini has joined the firm as Vice-Chairman, Managing Director, and Head of Mining Investment Banking for Stifel GMP. Based in Stifel GMP’s Toronto office, he will be responsible for leading Stifel’s mining investment banking business. Most recently, Mr. Bianchini was Executive Vice-Chairman and Board Member at Ivanhoe Mines. Prior to this, Mr. Bianchini was at BMO Capital Markets, where he was Vice-Chairman and Co-Head of Global Metals & Mining. In this role, he was responsible for providing coverage of global metals & mining clients and growing the group into one of the largest and most successful franchises in the world. Mr. Bianchini developed the strategy for BMO to become a global provider of financial services to the metals & mining sector and led some of the sector’s most significant transactions.