Northern Trust has made a number of hires at its wealth management business, bringing in a senior wealth strategist, two wealth strategists and a wealth advisory managing director. Additionally, the firm has bolstered its alternatives group.

Northern Trust has made a number of hires at its wealth management business, bringing in a senior wealth strategist, two wealth strategists and a wealth advisory managing director. Additionally, the firm has bolstered its alternatives group.

Anne Sternlicht has joined Northern Trust as a senior wealth strategist in the Boston, MA office. Sternlicht most recently served as a vice president at Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, and has also held positions with Citibank and The Bank of New York Trust Company.

Stan Stevenson has joined as a wealth strategist within the firm’s Park Cities office in Dallas, TX, working with prospective clients.

Stevenson’s previous career includes 15 years at Dallas-based Belmont Wealth Management within marketing, investor relations and sourcing new investment opportunities, and four years previously at Northern Trust as a business development officer.

Meanwhile, Simon Rawlinson has joined Northern Trust as a wealth strategist within its Westwood, LA office. In his new role, Rawlinson will focus on business development, as well as introducing the firm's wealth management capabilities to prospective clients.

Most recently, Rawlinson served as a business development officer at Bank of the West, where he expanded its wealth management group across 19 states. Prior to that, he was an investment and trust analyst at City National Bank.  

Meanwhile, Theodore Brown has been promoted to managing director of wealth advisory services in the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast, FL regions.

Brown joined Northern Trust in 2010 as a senior wealth strategist in the northern Palm Beach and Martin County regions.

Alternatives group hires

Separately, Northern Trust has also bolstered its alternatives group, which was established in October last year, with a string of hedge fund, private equity and administrative hires.

Anthony Zanolla has been appointed as head of the newly-created portfolio management team, while Tony Lissuzzo starts as director of hedge fund research. Additionally, Bob DiCarlo has been named as chief administrative officer.

In other moves, Aimee Wight has been appointed as an investor relations consultant for hedge funds, and Brad Dorchinecz has been promoted to director of private equity.

Zanolla has worked at Northern Trust since 2005, previously serving as a senior portfolio manager.

Lissuzzo, a 20-year hedge fund industry veteran, is responsible for the hedge fund research team, as well as portfolio construction and manager evaluation. Lissuzzo joined Northern Trust from Lakeview Investment Management.

As chief administrative officer, DiCarlo will focus on implementing infrastructure projects, as well as positioning the group for future growth in assets, the firm said. Most recently, DiCarlo worked at Aurora Investment Management.

Meanwhile, Dorchinecz, who has worked within the private equity field at Northern Trust for almost 11 years, will lead the private equity investment process for the alternatives group.

As an investor relations consultant, Wight will assume responsibility for client service and business development. She previously worked at a Chicago-based hedge fund for four years, and most recently served to position alternative assets with some of Northern Trust wealth management clients.