A former JP Morgan Private Bank executive has joined BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Connecticut.

As BNY Mellon Wealth Management closes in on its goal of adding around 50 sales directors to its team across the US, the firm has made another hire in the shape of Christian Griffin as managing director for business development in Westport, CT.

Griffin will report to managing director Katia Friend.

He was previously an executive director at JP Morgan Private Bank, where he advised affluent families, business owners, endowments and foundations. Prior to JP Morgan, he was a vice president and financial advisor at Bernstein Global Wealth Management, responsible for client acquisition and retention.

Earlier this month, BNY Mellon Wealth Management added to its business development team in Manhattan, while announcing that its New York Tri-State sales force team has grown by 140 per cent over the past two years.