Houston-based wealth manager Stanford Group has appointed Franco Moccia as managing director of Stanford Financial Group Latin America. Based in Miami, Mr Moccia will be responsible for all of Stanford's operations throughout Latin America, including its offices in Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Stanford has plans to continue to grow its private wealth management services in the region. Mr Moccia was previously president for Citibank in Colombia, serving as Country Corporate Officer. Before that he held a number of managerial positions for Citibank in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.