"This is long overdue, " says industry consultant John Casesa, managing director of Casesa Strategic Partners, and a former Wall Street analyst.
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In November Schwartz hired veteran automotive analyst John Casesa, formerly of Merrill Lynch, as senior managing director of investment banking and capital markets.
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While Lincoln and Mercury finally have new products in the pipeline, they're mostly dressed-up versions of mass-market Fords, says Merrill Lynch analyst John Casesa.