Wells Fargo Wealth Management has named six regional managing directors to lead its US east coast operations after the merger with Wachovia.

The regional leaders will report to Stan Gregor, head of the eastern markets for WFWM. In this newly-created role, one senior leader will have direct responsibility for all wealth management disciplines in each region, including private banking, credit, bank brokerage, trust, investment management, planning and insurance services.

John Dowd will be regional managing director for the northeast, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, based in New York City. He previously served as wealth management director for Wachovia Wealth Management in the region.

John Duchala will be regional managing director for the Delaware and Pennsylvania region, based in Philadelphia. Previously, he served as senior regional manager for Wells Fargo Wealth Management in New York. He rejoined Wells Fargo in 2008 from JP Morgan Private Client Services.

Gregory Bronstein will be regional managing director for the mid-Atlantic region, including Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, based in Washington. He was senior regional manager for Wells Fargo Wealth Management in the state of Washington.

Jeff Hartman will be regional managing director for the Carolinas. He was private banking director for Wachovia Wealth Management in the southeast.

Kim Radford will be regional managing director for the southeast, including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, based in Atlanta. He was regional president for the Carolinas and Virginia region of Wachovia’s bank brokerage channel.

Bill D’Antignac will be regional managing director for Florida, based in Jacksonville. He was regional president of Wachovia’s bank brokerage channel.