Jim joined Lapides in July 2006, bringing more than 25 years of financial services industry experience. As Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Jim heads Lapides’ operations, including finance, systems, compliance and administration. Jim came to Lapides from Nomura Securities International, where he was Director of Financial and Regulatory Reporting. Jim founded CFO B/D Compliance, a consulting company providing regulatory, financial, and operational support to firms in the financial services industry. Prior to starting his consultancy, he was Director of Operations for the Safra Family Office, Safra National Bank and Safra Securities Corp. Jim has also held senior financial