Birmingham, MI-headquartered Schechter Wealth Strategies has hired Stephen Blocki as chief operating officer, while Robert Langer fills the newly-created role of managing director of its recently-launched New York office.

Blocki spent the last 20 years at Dürr Systems, where he served as head of the environmental division business, helping the firm expand beyond North America into Mexico, China and Korea. 

Langer has spent the last ten years managing and running hedge funds. Most recently, he headed up fixed income sales and trading at BTIG, a boutique broker-dealer based in New York City.

Schechter Wealth Strategies was founded in 1939 and has an additional office in Flint, MI. The firm serves high net worth individuals and businesses.