San Francisco-based wealth manager First Republic Bank has named Vito Gioiello as managing director of First Republic Investment Management. Based at the Santa Barbara office of First Republic Investment Management, Mr Gioiello will work with high net worth individuals, families, businesses and foundations to identify their investment management needs. Prior to joining First Republic, Mr Gioiello was senior portfolio manager for Manchester Capital Management in Santa Barbara. Before that, he served as vice president of both Northern Trust Bank of California and City National Bank Trust Division in Southern California. First Republic Bank, a division of Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust, is a private bank and wealth management company offering personal banking, business banking, trust, brokerage and wealth management services.