CST Hires Matthew Fireman as Senior Vice President of Business Development

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 15, 2014) - CST Investor Services Inc. (CST) announced today that Matthew Fireman has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development and he will lead sales efforts in the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regions. Fireman will assist the CST sales team with new business opportunities across the organization and continue to develop the Link Group's extensive growth strategies and dynamic product offerings, including: transfer agency services, corporate actions services, corporate trust solutions, ownership intelligence analysis, proxy solicitation advisory services and employee plans solutions.

"I am very pleased to have Matt join the CST sales team," said Mark C. Healy, President and Chief Executive Officer of CST. "His expertise in corporate and business development combined with his experience in the investor relations sector will be a great contribution to both our associates and client base."

"Joining an organization with the quality and scale of CST's collective portfolio is an exciting phase of my career," said Fireman. "The talent within the company is unparalleled in the industry and I look forward to sharing information on CST's leading solutions to our clients."

Fireman previously served as Regional Head, TSX Company Services. He joins a strong sales force that includes Guy L'Esperance for the Quebec and Eastern regions, Bill Zawada in the Ontario region, Mike McLeod in the Western region and Chris Searles for the Pacific region of Canada.

Thomas G. Kies, Executive Vice President for CST, commented, "The breadth of expertise and solid reputation of CST is represented through its experienced sales and client relationship teams. The addition of Matthew to our already well-known team will strengthen CST's presence throughout Canada and North America."

About CST

CST Investor Services, Inc., (CST) is part of the Link Group, an international network of providers of transfer agent and employee plan services. Headquartered in Toronto with offices in Halifax, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, CST provides issuers with global solutions through local service. CST, CST Trust Company and their U.S. affiliate, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, (AST) form the North American division of the Link Group. This division provides service to over 8,000 public issues and more than 5.5 million shareholders in over 22 foreign countries, ranging in size from initial public offerings to Fortune 100 companies.