People Moves
Macquarie Private Wealth Lures New COO From Merrill In New York
Macquarie Private Wealth has named
Natasha Yeoh as its new chief operating officer.
Yeoh joins the firm from Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
in New York, where she served as managing director, head of
advice and guidance execution. In her new role, she will be based
in Sydney and will provide support to Macquarie's financial
advisor pool in Australia and New Zealand. The company has over
400 advisors in the region.
"The company aims to bring senior executives with global
expertise and experience to bring fresh perspectives and new ways
of thinking to our team,"
Eric Schimpf, head of Macquarie Private Wealth, said in a
statement.
The company has managed to increase its advisor network from 140
in September 2010 to around 190 by year-end.