Northern Trust, the Chicago-based financial services provider, has founded a new leadership team for its personal financial services operations in the Midwest.

The team will be led by David Blowers, who will function as president and chief executive officer, overseeing all wealth management operations in more than 20 Northern Trust offices throughout the Midwest. Prior to his new appointment, Mr Blowers was president of personal financial services for the firm’s Illinois operations.

Further appointments to the new leadership team include Ron Mallicoat and Darrell Jackson, as co-presidents of personal financial services in Illinois; Carson Yeager, as president and manager of all the firm’s Midwestern operations, excluding Illinois; and Jim Bridgman, as personal financial services sales manager.

Northern Trust maintains offices in 18 US states and 16 international locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. On 30 September 2009, Northern Trust reported assets under custody of $3.6 trillion, and assets under investment management of $611 billion.