Morgan Stanley has appointed Todd Locicero as regional manager of its Private Wealth Management office in Los Angeles. From 15 May 2007 he will report to James Mahon, head of PWM’s central and western region. Most recently, Mr Locicero was an executive director in Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management group, responsible for managing the Wealth Advisor and Practice Management groups, a position he has held since 2004. He joined Morgan Stanley’s San Francisco office in 2002.