Research Director Leaves Cruttenden & Co.

Mark Matheson, director of research at Cruttenden & Co., has left the Irvine-based investment banking firm to become an analyst at Crowell, Weedon & Co. in Los Angeles.

Matheson, 34, has been with Cruttenden for the past four years. Steve DeLuca, an analyst specializing in computer industries, will replace Matheson as Cruttenden’s research director.