Roth Capital Partners (Roth), www.roth.com, a full service investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors, today announced that Sean McGowan has joined the firm as Senior Research Analyst, where he will be covering companies in the Beverage, Wellness and Leisure industries. Mr. McGowan brings 30 years of equity research experience in the Leisure space.

Prior to joining Roth, Mr. McGowan was a Managing Director with Gateway Investor Relations, where he handled investor relations for a variety of companies in the consumer and leisure industries. Before that, he was a sell-side analyst for 30 years, most recently with Oppenheimer & Co, but also Needham & Co, Wedbush Securities, BMO Capital Markets and its predecessor firms. During his tenure, Mr. McGowan received numerous awards for stock picking and earnings accuracy, including the Wall Street Journal’s Best on the Street surveys in 1996, 2005, 2006 and 2011, the Starmine analyst surveys in 2006, 2008 and 2010, and the Reuters survey in 2000.

“Sean is well known within the Consumer and Leisure sector, not only with issuers, but also with fundamental institutional investors who are invested in the space. We are excited to have him join our team. We continue to take advantage of opportunities for expansion by adding professionals in areas which we believe are aligned with our emerging growth focus,” stated Byron Roth, CEO of Roth Capital Partners.

“After 30 years on Wall Street covering other consumer sectors, I was excited for the opportunity to join the research team and pick up coverage of beverage and wellness companies for Roth, which has been so active in these sectors for many years,” said Mr. McGowan. “In addition, I am looking forward to leveraging my experience covering dozens of consumer product manufacturers, retailers, e-commerce companies and game software publishers. The Roth platform is ideal for finding rising stars in all corners of the consumer and leisure landscape, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

Mr. McGowan received his M.B.A from Harvard Business School, and his B.A from Hofstra University.

Since 2010, Roth has been involved in approximately 155 transactions for its Consumer clients, including Beverage, Wellness and Leisure, with total transaction value of over $12.5 Billion.

About Roth Capital Partners, LLC:

Roth Capital Partners, LLC (Roth), is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors. As a full-service investment bank, Roth provides capital raising, M&A advisory, analytical research, trading, market-making services and corporate access.

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., Roth is privately-held and owned by its employees, and maintains offices throughout the U.S. For more information on Roth, please visit www.roth.com.

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