RBC Wealth Management has appointed two new US-based directors within RBC Wealth Management’s international solutions team.

Wayne Pearson has been appointed director, international solutions and is based in New York. He will lead the team in the Northeast region of the US including New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington DC.

Based in San Francisco, Roberta Ruddy has also been appointed a director in the same team, covering the West Coast region, including California.

Pearson has held roles with RBC Wealth Management in Jersey, where he was a director of the trust and fiduciary business and, most recently, in the international solutions team in Calgary, Alberta.

Ruddy began her career as an attorney before moving into private banking. She most recently worked for RBC Wealth Management’s international solutions team in New York.