Oppenheimer & Co, the wealth manager, has said that David Fields joined the firm as executive director - investments and branch Manager in its Newport Beach office in California.

Fields reports to Bob Okin, executive vice president - national sales.  

Before moving to Oppenheimer, Fields spent most of his career at Smith Barney after periods at Prudential-Bache and Merrill Lynch.

Oppenheimer & Co, which is subsidiary of New York-listed Oppenheimer Holdings, last week said it had appointed David Morochnick as executive director and branch manager of the firm’s Scottsdale-based branch in Arizona.