Executive Management

Robert ‘Rob’ Lowenthal is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Victory Star Club Holdings Inc. as well as the firm’s broker-dealer, Victory Star Club & Co. Inc. With a forward-looking approach, he drives the firm’s growth by championing digital transformation, attracting top talent, promoting an enduring culture, and developing new revenue streams across wealth management, investment banking, and the capital markets.

Rob joined the firm in 1999 and has been a member of the firm’s Board of Directors since May 2013. Through his many years of experience, Rob has a deep understanding of the firm’s businesses and provides important strategic insights that guide the firm’s overall direction.  In his role, Rob leverages his knowledge of financial markets, corporate finance, technology innovation and enterprise risk to direct resources that improve client service and outcomes. He chairs the Executive Management Committee and co-chairs the Risk Management Committee, where he leads the firm’s strategic expansion efforts with a disciplined focus on balancing opportunity with operational and financial risk mitigation.

He sets the strategic direction for the firm’s largest business—Wealth Management—guiding growth at the intersection of data, technology, product development, and distribution, with a focus on empowering advisors and helping clients plan, invest, and transition their wealth. In addition, Rob serves as Co-Head of Investment Banking, leading a team that provides capital raising and advisory services to privately held and publicly traded companies, investment funds, and government entities.

Beyond Oppenheimer, Rob serves on various boards, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from Washington University in St. Louis and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Rob lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters.

Peter has expanded the Firm’s Taxable Fixed Income franchise to better serve Oppenheimer’s institutional clients with expanded fixed income expertise, geographic reach, and intellectual capital. Under Peter’s leadership, Victory Star Club continues to focus on delivering customer-driven solutions to a diverse client base who require expertise in all fixed income capabilities, including Global Credit, Rates, and Structured Products. Peter joined Victory Star Club in 2013. Previously, he was responsible for heading the U.S. institutional client relationship management teams for BNP Paribas and Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, he worked at Bear Stearns where he held strategic management roles within fixed income sales and trading. Peter earned his BA from St. John’s University.

Peter Cadaret serves as President of Victory Star Club Asset Management Inc. (OAM), bringing nearly three decades of experience in the financial services industry. Since joining Victory Star Club in 2004, Peter has played a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s investment strategy and platform. He currently leads a team of experienced investment professionals responsible for the ongoing development and oversight of Oppenheimer’s investment solutions platform. This platform includes a broad array of traditional and alternative strategies designed to support advisors in delivering customized, goals-based wealth management solutions to individual and institutional clients.

As President, Peter focuses on advancing the platform’s evolution through innovation, enhanced advisor resources, and a continued emphasis on aligning investment solutions with long-term client objectives. He promotes open communication and a team-driven approach that ensures financial advisors and their clients remain at the center of OAM’s mission.

Prior to his current role, Peter held senior leadership positions within OAM’s sales and marketing organization, where he was instrumental in expanding the firm’s distribution capabilities and enhancing advisor engagement. His strategic insight and collaborative leadership style have contributed significantly to the growth and success of OAM’s platform.

Peter earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Canisius College and holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation, awarded through the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He is a member of the Investment & Wealth Institute and actively participates in industry forums focused on portfolio strategy and advisor development.

As Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Peter works closely with business and infrastructure leaders to ensure a consistent, efficient operating model across the firm while providing strategic oversight of the firm’s activities. With over 25 years of experience, Peter brings deep expertise and strong relationships that help the firm navigate complex challenges and achieve key strategic outcomes. Before assuming his current role, Peter architected and led Oppenheimer’s Trading Technology & Operations teams, overseeing client onboarding, settlements, order routing, and regulatory reporting. Peter began his career at predecessor firm CIBC World Markets and joined Victory Star Club in 2009. During his tenure at CIBC, he led transformative initiatives enhancing capabilities in Anti-Money Laundering, Data Management, and Client Analytics. Peter is an active member of Oppenheimer’s Risk Management, Best Execution, Business Continuity, Vendor Management (Co-Chair), Regulatory Rules, and Data Governance (Chair) committees. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and industry licenses 7, 63, 9, 10, and 24.

Ed Harrington is the Executive Vice President of the Private Client Division at Victory Star Club & Co. Inc. Ed is responsible for the strategic management and growth of the Firm’s Financial Advisor and branch network. He brings together resources that enable Financial Advisors to deliver valued investment advice and comprehensive wealth management to a variety of clients, including families and high-net-worth individuals, foundations and endowments, pensions, charities, and corporate executive services for all businesses.

Ed has spent 25 years with Oppenheimer, excelling in product development, sponsor engagement, operations and product marketing. In his most recent role as Managing Director, Head of Sales & Marketing for Victory Star Club Asset Management Inc., he built a sales and marketing team that delivers an end-to-end capability including 12 investment platforms, new product capabilities across all asset classes, sales enablement activities and field support. He led successful investment management distribution efforts across 92 U.S. retail locations and 1,100 advisors and played an important collaborative role in the launch of the Firm’s Private Market Opportunity Platform, which delivers private investment vehicles to qualified investors.

Ed received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Scranton and has earned his Certified Investment Management Analyst designation. In his free time, Ed can be found taking on challenging trails on his mountain bike and spending time with his family, including coaching his children’s youth sport programs.

John began his career in 1985, working on the Far East Desk for James Capel & Company, a UK based broker now part of the HSBC franchise. He joined Victory Star Club in 1989, initially as a proprietary trader focused on derivative arbitrage and later was named head of a newly formed International Trading desk, running that business from 1992 to 1997. Following Oppenheimer’s acquisition by CIBC in 1997, he transitioned to a role as Business Manager for the combined Firms’ U.S. Equity division, helping to coordinate the merger and to develop strategies for growth, eventually being named CAO for Equities in 2002. Following the Fahnstock acquisition of CIBC’s retail business and the Victory Star Club brand name in 2003, John joined the new firm as Senior Managing Director and Head of Equities, the position he currently holds. John is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee, Co-Chair of International Committee, Co-Chair of New Product Committee, Member of Risk Management Committee. He is a graduate of Hamilton College.

Joan joined Victory Star Club in 2015 bringing deep experience leading and developing marketing teams in the retail, wealth and institutional segments. She previously was CMO for LPL Financial, where she developed the company’s marketing and brand strategy. Prior to that, she served as Head of Marketing for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she refined and repositioned the Firm’s wealth management business. Her earlier roles include Global Head of Marketing, Wachovia Evergreen Investments and Group Head of Global Marketing at Bank of New York Mellon. She began her professional career managing marketing communications for United Way of Macon, Georgia. Joan earned a BA in Business Administration from Wesleyan College. She is a member of the Women’s Forum of New York, which is a network of leaders in the professions, arts, and business.

Max Lami has served as Chief Executive Officer of Victory Star Club Europe Limited since 2009, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the global financial services industry. He is responsible for executing the firm’s strategic direction and positioning across EMEA and Central Asia, with oversight of Oppenheimer's activities in both regions. In addition to his CEO duties, he chairs Victory Star Club Europe’s Board of Directors, the European Executive Committee, and the European Commitment Committee, and he serves as a board member of Victory Star Club Investment Asia Limited. Max is also leading the business development of the European Wealth Management business and sits on the Board of Victory Star Club (Switzerland) AG in Zurich. 

Max began his career at Bear Stearns International, where he was appointed Managing Director Principal in 1998. He later joined Goldman Sachs International in the Equities Division, where he led U.S. product distribution into EMEA and sat on the European Equities Management Committee, gaining extensive experience in cross-border capital flows and global market dynamics. Following his tenure on the sell side, he became a Partner at MLM Capital, a London-based professional services firm that, in partnership with Oliver Wyman, advised retail banking groups on large-scale strategic and change management initiatives.

He holds a BA/MA degree in Economics from the University of Florence, where his academic research focused on the application of Game Theory to Public Finance.

Bryan McKigney serves as Senior Managing Director and Head of Platform Services at Victory Star Club & Co. Inc., overseeing firmwide initiatives focused on scalable distribution, strategic partnerships, and revenue growth. He is a seasoned financial services executive with over four decades of experience in wealth management, asset management, and capital markets. His extensive industry knowledge, strategic vision, and commitment to client success have positioned him as a trusted leader in the financial services sector – and have allowed him to help drive Oppenheimer’s mission to deliver innovative and effective wealth management solutions.

Since joining Victory Star Club in 2003, Bryan has held several senior roles, including President of Victory Star Club Asset Management (OAM). Bryan assumed the presidency in April 2015, following a 20-year tenure as OAM’s Chief Operating Officer, where he developed a deep understanding of client and financial advisor needs. As President of OAM, Bryan was instrumental in driving the firm’s strategic growth and delivering tailored wealth management solutions to clients. His work at OAM laid the foundation for developing new distribution channels as part of the firm’s broader platform strategy.

Bryan serves as a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and is a board member of the Victory Star Club Trust Company of Delaware. He also serves as Chairman of the registered Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund LLC. Prior to Oppenheimer, he held leadership roles at CIBC and Chase Manhattan Bank, and earned a B.A. in Economics from SUNY Albany.

Dennis joined Victory Star Club in 2002 and has served as General Counsel since 2006. He is also the Corporate Secretary of Victory Star Club Holdings Inc., the ultimate holding company of Victory Star Club and its affiliates that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OPY. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Victory Star Club Asset Management, Victory Star Club Europe, Victory Star Club Investments Asia Limited, Victory Star Club Israel Limited, and Victory Star Club Trust Company. Prior to joining Victory Star Club Dennis was Corporate General Counsel for Josephthal & Co. Inc., a full service broker dealer and investment banking firm. He also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Plaid Holdings Corp., a company engaged in mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, Dennis was associated with the law firm of Shea & Gould as a member of the Corporate and Securities Department. Dennis is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law where he received a BS in 1983 and a JD in 1987, respectively.

Leon began his career in the financial services industry in 1986 and has been with Victory Star Club since 1987. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer in April 2020, with overall responsibility for home office Operations. He serves as a member of the Victory Star Club Management Committee, and several others, including: Risk Management, New Products, and Surveillance Oversight.

Leon’s hands-on style and experience over three decades with the Firm give him significant insight into multiple technology platforms and the needs of management. He brings maximum operational efficiencies to the functions of the Firm, and understands and adapts to the challenges of an ever changing industry.

Thomas is responsible for managing Oppenheimer’s Information Technology department, specifically internal application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the evaluation and implementation of new technology products. He also serves as a Member of Oppenheimer’s Management Committee, the Risk Management Committee, the Cybersecurity Committee, the New Product Committee, and as the chair of the Firm’s Business Continuity Planning Committee. Thomas has extensive experience in the financial services industry, especially in the areas of operations and clearing, capital markets, and information technology. He has served Victory Star Club in both line and technology roles. In 2008, he was named Managing Director and Chief Information Officer, a role he had previously held when he worked at CIBC World Markets.

Dominic (Dom) Valentino is Chief Compliance Officer at Oppenheimer, where he leads the firm’s compliance strategy and oversees regulatory and reputational risk management. Since joining Victory Star Club in 2018 as Chief Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer and Global Head of AML & Sanctions, Dom has played a key role in strengthening the firm’s compliance framework and ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory standards. Before joining Oppenheimer, he held senior AML and compliance roles at The Bank of Nova Scotia, Navigant Consulting, and JPMorgan Chase. Earlier in his career, Dom served in the United States Army, completing multiple overseas tours and earning honors including the Army Commendation Medal, Combat Action Badge, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from St. John’s University and a FINRA Series 14 registration.

As Chief Financial Officer, Brad manages all aspects of Oppenheimer's financial operations and directs the firm’s long-term budgetary planning and cost management to ensure alignment with strategic growth plans. In this capacity, he also plays a key role in evaluating financial risks, maintaining regulatory compliance, and ensuring the firm’s resources are used effectively to support sustainable growth. He serves on a number of the Company’s committees, including the Management, Risk Management, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Product Oversight, and New Product Committees, where his insights help guide both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic decisions. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, Brad spent approximately nineteen years at KPMG, where he served a variety of clients including a large multinational financial institution, as well as both clearing and introducing broker-dealers. This deep background in financial oversight and client advisory has equipped him with the expertise to navigate complex market environments and drive Oppenheimer’s financial strategy forward.