JMP Group LLC announced on May 23, 2018 that it has appointed Ezequiel Navar as a managing director in JMP Securities' investment banking division. Navar will be based in the firm's San Francisco office and expand JMP Securities' investment banking efforts in the healthcare information technology sector. Most recently, Navar was a managing director and head of healthcare information technology and services at H2C Securities; previously served as a director and head of healthcare information technology and services at GCA Savvian Advisors; and as a principal and co-head of healthcare information technology at Covington Associates.