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History of The Travillian Group, LLC
DATE EVENT
1998 SNL Financial, the premier provider of breaking news, financial data and expert analysis on Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Real Estate industries starts an affiliate recruiting practice.
1999 David Yancoskie, current Managing Partner of Travillian, joins the firm in its Washington, DC office.
2000 The first FIG Investment Banking assignment is successfully executed with the placement of Robert Hutchinson at Tucker Anthony (later RBC Capital Markets). The firm has subsequently placed over 125 FIG & Real Estate Investment Banking professionals.  
Thomas Kaylor is hired as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for National City Bank in Cleveland, OH.  This is the first Corporate Development placement made by the firm.
2001 The firm name changes to The Travillian Group, LLC.
2005 Travillian becomes an independent recruiting firm, but maintains its strict focus on the financial services industry.
2009 Adam Yancoskie joins the firm as an Associate to focus on investment banking, corporate development and private equity searches. He was previously employed in the private equity group of Hirtle Callaghan.
2010 Barry van Roden is hired as Managing Director of the Industry Professionals recruiting practice. A 15 year veteran of SNL Financial, he moved over to the recruiting side in 2005. Since that time, Barry has placed over 20 professionals in leadership positions at Financial Institutions across the country.
2012 Paul Burner, ex CFO of Citigroup Bank, is hired as CFO for Florida Community Bank (Parent: Bond Street Management), a $3.4 bil. (in assets) institution. This placement represents a significant step in the growth of Travillian's C-level bank recruiting effort.