Hunter says Westrock Advisors is ready to take on far bigger competitors. New York-based holding company Westrock Group has made long-time executive Donald Hunter its CEO and president as well as head of its wealth-management subsidiary, Westrock Advisors. He replaces Gregory Martino, who will become a consultant to the firm. Strategic partnerships

"Size no longer provides the advantage it once did," says Hunter. "We will be able to bring nimble solutions to our clients, recruit outstanding talent, develop new business lines, and make strategic partnerships that will lay the foundation for Westrock's long term success." Westrock says Hunter had been it's COO since 1997, and that he joined the firm in 1995 as a managing director after working at a number of firms including Drexel Burnham Lambert, Oppenheimer & Co. and Shearson Lehman Brothers. Westrock currently has $1.4 billion in assets under management and a staff of 50. -FWR

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