Pennsylvania Trust, the US investment management and trust company, has appointed Peter Johnson as senior vice president to lead the guardianship and special needs trust unit.

Johnson steps in from Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill and Sager, where he specialized in special needs trust and guardianship planning, estate planning for high net worth individuals, and trust and estate administration. Prior to that, he served in a similar post at the Seattle law firm Davis Wright Termaine. 

In this new position, he will be working with special needs individuals, with a focus on estate and financial planning. He is joined by Sheila Gibson as vice president. Gibson was previously a vice president for the special needs trust and guardianship arm of PNC's wealth management division.

Pennsylvania Trust was established in 1986 and manages more than $1.8 billion in assets.