RBC Wealth Management has appointed Rodrigo Buller Souto as director of its international solutions team. Based in Miami, FL, Buller Souto will head the team’s extension into Florida and select Latin American markets, the firm said.

In his new role, Buller Souto will work alongside RBC partners and professional advisors to expand the business’s presence in the aforementioned markets. He reports directly to Ralph Awrey, who is head of business development, Americas, within the wealth unit’s global trust business.

Buller Souto has over 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, having started his wealth management career in 1995 at Bank of America.

Between 2005 and 2010, he worked for RBC Wealth Management as a trust manager, based in the Cayman Islands. Additionally, he led business development efforts for the firm’s Caribbean fiduciary businesses in Latin America, during which he was based in Brazil.

RBC’s international solutions team provides high net worth and corporate clients with access to a range of wealth management services including: trust and fiduciary services, private banking, investment solutions, credit and financing solutions, custody, and corporate employee and executive services.