Sales Team



Michael Mirrilees -- Regional Vice President (Upper Midwest)

Michael brings over 26 years of sales and marketing experience to Vista Research and Management where He services registered representatives and financial advisors in the Upper Midwest Region. Michael’s role is to manage relationships within the broker dealer community and to conduct on-site meetings and client presentations.

Prior to joining Vista Research and Management, Michael was the Regional Vice President for Claymore Securities covering Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania where He worked with independent broker dealers and major wirehouse organizations. His expertise includes a wide variety of traditional and alternative investment products.

Michael earned a BA in Communications from the University of Wisconsin in 1983. Mr. Mirrilees and his family reside in Wheaton, Illinois.

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Christopher Erbeck – Regional Vice President (Southeast)

Christopher is responsible for maintaining relationships for Vista Research and Management in the Southeast region. He is presently responsible for calling on financial advisors and registered representatives in his territory. Mr. Erbeck has helped lead the distribution efforts of many firms in the money management industry for well over a decade and also has experience as a retail advisor.


Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Erbeck had been with Credit Suisse and Northstar Investment Management as a Regional Vice President covering the Pacific Northwest. He also worked for Federated Investors in Pittsburgh and Merrill Lynch in Wayne, New Jersey.

Christopher is an alumnus of Rutgers University in New Jersey where he earned a BS in management with a concentration in finance. He has a series 6, 7, 31, 63 and 65 and currently resides in Bradenton, Florida.

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David B. Cairns - Regional Vice President (West Coast).

David brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience to Vista Research and Management where He services registered representatives and financial advisors in the Western United States, based in Southern California. David's role is to manage relationships within the broker dealer community and to conduct on-site meetings and client presentations.

Prior to joining Vista Research and Management,  David  was the Regional Vice President for XSHARES SECURITIES, an ETF sponsor covering the South-Western United States where he worked with independent broker dealers and major wirehouse organizations. His expertise includes a wide variety of traditional and alternative investment products.

David earned a BS in  Business from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in 1982. Mr. Cairns and his family reside in Southern California.

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