Hickey Named COO of Cochran, Caronia & Co.

Chicago-based insurance industry investment banker Cochran, Caronia & Co.. has named William Hickey its chief operating officer.

Hickey is responsible for spearheading the firm’s strategic planning initiatives and overseeing all facets of operations. He leads the firm’s recruiting, training, business expansion, marketing, compliance and financial functions.

Before joining Cochran, Caronia & Co., Hickey was chief financial officer and executive vice president of the Kemper Insurance Cos., a now defunct property/casualty insurance provider. He joined Kemper in 1989 as a financial analyst with Kemper Corp., then the publicly-held, diversified insurance and financial services arm of the Kemper group of companies. In 1996, he moved to Kemper Insurance Cos. as director of corporate development.