Bank of America's US Trust has made a splash of hires across 13 states in the US over the last two months, it said yesterday in an announcement.

Bank of America's US Trust has made 26 hires across 12 states in the US over the last two months, it said yesterday in an announcement.

Northeast

In Boston, MA, Andrew Janfaza joined as a private client advisor from HighVista Strategies; Anne Beaudoin joined as a personal tax manager from KPMG; and Shaun Stimpson joined as market executive from Morgan Stanley.

Meanwhile, Janelle Archondo stepped into the New York office as a PCA from Citi Private Bank.

In New Jersey, Ted Westhelle was hired in Florham Park as a PCA from Northwestern Mutual; Joseph Danowsky also joined in Florham Park as a PCA from Barclays Wealth and Investment Management; and Christopher Parillo was recruited in Glenrock as a PCA from JP Morgan.

In Connecticut, Ann McGowan joined the Hartford office as a private client manager from BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and Nicholas Riloff was hired in Hartford as a senior trust officer from J N Scheibeler & Associates.

Southeast

In the Sunshine State, Teresa Radzinski joined the Jacksonville, FL, office as a PCA from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Labino joined the Baltimore, MD, office as a senior trust officer from UBS Financial Services while Julio Lacayo joined in Chevy Chase, MD, office as a PCA from Surgpro.

In Washington, DC, Stephen Muir, Chris Carr and Christie Spiers were all appointed as PCAs from PNC Wealth Management, JP Morgan and Cornerstone Capital Group, respectively.

Central

As for the central region, Timothy Fitzgibbon joined the Chicago, IL, office as a regional trust executive from JP Morgan Chase Bank, where Lauren MacDonald also was named as a market philanthropic director.

In Kansas, Rhonda Harkins was hired in Wichita as a private client manager from Beechcraft Corporation, while, in Virginia, Joseph Lipscomb joined the Norfolk office as a senior trust officer from The Salvation Army NCV.

West

Notably, US Trust made six hires in California: Ross Benson joined the Los Angeles, CA, office as a PCA from Bank of New York; Robert Kacer joined in Newport Beach as a market trust director from Wells Fargo; Nina Sokol joined in San Diego as a PCA from Smith Barney; John Miller joined in Newport Beach as a PCA from Merrill Lynch; Stephen Ross stepped into the San Diego office as market investment director from BlackRock; and Deanna Yu joined in Los Angeles as a private client manager.

Lastly, in Washington David McGinnis was hired in Seattle as a private client manager from Citi Private Bank.

US Trust is part of the global wealth and investment management unit of Bank of America. The firm employs more than 4,000 professionals and has 140 offices in 32 states.