Phoenix, AZ-headquartered SureVest, an independent registered investment advisory firm, has appointed Clay Darland as chief technology officer.

Darland will assist in the development of the company's intranet and client portal.

He will also be responsible for providing equipment, software, tuition and data security to advisors.

With over 15 years of technology-related experience, Darland's most recent role was as a lead network engineer and developer for a Phoenix-based technology services firm.

SureVest recently unveiled a recruitment platform to grow its network of investment representatives, targeting advisors with with $15-50 million in assets under management. For more on this story, click here.