San Francisco–based JMP Group has appointed Shawn Severson as a managing director and senior research analyst. He will help advise corporate and institutional clients who operate and invest in clean-tech and industrial technology businesses. Previously, Severson was a managing director and senior research analyst at Think Equity Partners. Severson was also a director and institutional salesperson in the London office of Robert W. Baird & Co.

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