Galt & Taggart Securities (GTS) is pleased to announce a new team member, Goga Melikidze, who was appointed Managing Director of Galt & Taggart Georgia. Goga will focus on developing our corporate finance segment in Georgia and furthering the development of our commodities trading business.

Goga joined the Galt & Taggart Securities from the Prime Minister’s Office of the Government of Georgia (GoG). Prior to his engagement with GoG where he served as Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of Georgia and Finance Minister of Georgia for nearly two years, Goga worked as senior financial (Equity) analyst at Galt & Taggart Securities in Tbilisi between 2004 and 2007. Before Galt & Taggart, Goga worked as an investment analyst at Aldagi-BCI, the largest insurance company in Georgia. In 2007, Goga successfully completed Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program. Goga received his BBA degree with honors in Economics and Finance from the Caucasus School of Business (CSB), Georgia’s top business school in partnership with Georgia State University (Atlanta, USA).

“I am very happy to welcome Goga to our team. His skills and experience will significantly enhance our business platform. As Galt & Taggart continues to expand market share we will continue adding more top talent to our team,” commented Nick Piazza, CEO of Galt & Taggart Securities.