# GFS ADVISORS LLC

GFS ADVISORS LLC of HOUSTON, TX is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 143110
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-67899
- Location: 1330 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2100, HOUSTON, TX, 77056
- Phone: 713-968-0400
- Latest filing: 2026-03-17
- Regulatory AUM: $3.8B
- Discretionary AUM: $2.7B
- Non-discretionary AUM: $1.0B
- Clients: 11
- Accounts: 654

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM, Performance
- Clients served: Individuals, High net worth, Pooled vehicles

## Officers, owners & control persons (36)

_Showing 25 of 36 people._

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lee Haskell | BOARD OF MANAGERS; DIRECTOR; MANAGER (+1 more) | New York, NY |
| William Walter Cathriner | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Gerardo Arturo Chapa | MANAGING DIRECTOR; TRUSTEE | — |
| Alfredo Tellez | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | — |
| Victor Manuel Villarreal Guerra | FINANCIAL ADVISOR & DIRECTOR | — |
| Zdravko Mihaylov Daskalov | DIRECTOR OF PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING | — |
| Jorge Eduardo Ibarra | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | — |
| GORMLEY STEPHEN KEVIN | BOARD OF MANAGERS; DIRECTOR; MANAGER (+1 more) | — |
| ROBERTS BRIAN KEITH | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| MCMAKEN BRUCE ROBERT | BOARD OF MANAGERS; MANAGER; MEMBER, BOARD OF MANAGERS | — |
| BALL GEORGE LESTER | BOARD OF MANAGERS; DIRECTOR; MANAGER (+1 more) | — |
| BERRY RICKY LANE | MEMBER, BOARD OF MANAGERS | — |
| BATES JANE ELLEN | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| EDELMAN FREDRIC MARK | BOARD OF MANAGERS; DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; MANAGER (+1 more) | — |
| MOORE EDWARD PHILIP | BOARD OF MANAGERS; DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT; MANAGER | — |
| BRUNO JOHN KENNETH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND BOARD OF MANAGERS; CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| BURNETTE CYNTHIA LEA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| REPA JACK BRANDON | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| BENJAMIN ROBERT CLAUS ARTHUR | MANAGING DIRECTOR; MANAGING DIRECTOR, BOARD OF MANAGERS; MANAGING DIRECTOR, BOARD OF MANAGERS AND MEMBER (+1 more) | — |
| CHAPA GERARDO ARTURO | BOARD OF MANAGERS; CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (INTERIM), MANAGING MEMBER, MANAGING DIRECTOR; MANAGING DIRECTOR (+4 more) | — |
| PERUSQUIA RICARDO | MANAGING DIRECTOR; MANAGING DIRECTOR, BOARD OF MANAGERS; MANAGING DIRECTOR, BOARD OF MANAGERS AND MEMBER (+1 more) | — |
| RODRIGUEZ CHARLES JOSEPH | BOARD OF MANAGERS; MANAGER | — |
| DEEM HOLLY DAY | BOARD OF MANAGERS | — |
| KIM JOO JAMES JIN | BOARD OF MANAGERS; MANAGING MEMBER | — |
| CATHRINER WILLIAM WALTER | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |


## Disclosures (11)

| Initiated | Type | Allegations | Status | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-08 | regulatory | WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE FINDINGS, THE FIRM CONSENTED TO THE SANCTIONS AND TO THE ENTRY OF FINDINGS THAT IT FAILED TOESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SUPERVISORY SYSTEM, INCLUDING WSPS, REASONABLY DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 15L-1 OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (REG BI) AND FINRA… | Final | $50K |
| 2025-05-08 | regulatory | WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE FINDINGS, LEON CONSENTED TO THE SANCTIONS AND TO THE ENTRY OF FINDINGS THAT HE RECOMMENDED THAT RETAIL AND NON-RETAIL CUSTOMERS PURCHASE AND HOLD A VOLATILITY-LINKED EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTE WITHOUT HAVING A SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF ITS RISKS AND FEATURES. THE FINDING… | Final | $8K |
| 2014-10-24 | regulatory | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-23 | regulatory | — | — | — |
| 2009-09-23 | regulatory | — | — | — |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/143110/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/143110/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/143110/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143110

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