Bob Harless has been appointed as director of M&I Wealth Management’s investment division. The Milwaukee-based financial services group said Mr Harless is now responsible for all areas of the division which provides liquidity and fixed-income securities, interest-rate derivatives and risk management products for corporations and correspondent banks. He reports to Ken Krei, chief executive officer of M&I Wealth Management. Mr Harless joins M&I with over 20 years of industry experience in asset/liability management, fixed-income portfolio management and corporate risk management strategies. Most recently, he served as managing director for corporate risk management services at Huntington National Bank in Columbus, Ohio. Previously, he held senior management positions with Banc One Capital Markets, Lotsoff Capital Management and Transamerica Life Insurance Companies.