SCBT Wealth Management, part of First Financial Holdings, has appointed David Kirkpatrick as senior vice president and portfolio manager in its wealth management group.

Kirkpatrick, with more than ten years’ experience in the investment management industry, previously spent six years with a southeastern regional bank, where he served as a vice president and portfolio manager in the South Carolina market.

In his new role, Kirkpatrick will focus primarily on portfolio management for the South Carolina markets of SCBT and First Federal, the firm said.

In other recent hires at the firm, last month SCBT Wealth management hired Will Beecher as a senior vice president and trust advisor for the Charleston, SC, market.