Retired banking executive joins tech company board

TAMPA — Former Raymond James senior-level executive Bob Anastasi has joined the board of Abacode, a cybersecurity protection firm.   

Anastasi recently retired as chairman of Global Equity Research for St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial, where he led the development of one of the largest investment research platforms in the brokerage industry, according to a statement. Prior to joining Raymond James in 1999, Anastasi covered the technology industry at The Robinson Humphrey Co., beginning in 1982. He also held a variety of management positions with Hewlett Packard and Ford Motor Co., the release adds.