Hilltop Securities, despite challenges from the pandemic-induced recession, plans to announce further hires following a significant expansion in California, Minnesota, and Texas. Brad Winges, CEO of Hilltop Securities, emphasized the company’s growth strategy remains unchanged, regardless of remote work conditions. Winges, in his second year as CEO and previously with Piper Jaffray, believes he has successfully associated the Hilltop brand with public finance, a company that emerged from the 2016 merger of First Southwest Co. and Southwest Securities.