A global roundup of all the senior executive moves, appointments and personnel changes in the world's wealth management sector.

Andy Brodie was appointed as group head of FNZ UK. Brodie, who joined FNZ earlier in the year as deputy group head of FNZ UK, was most recently COO at Rathbones Group, with prior leadership roles at Aberdeen and Barclays. Alastair Conway, former group head of FNZ UK, moved to a new executive role as vice chairman of FNZ Client Coverage.

Lloyds Banking Group appointed Alessandro Cummunale as managing director, head of wealth management and family offices coverage, within the UK lender’s corporate and institutional banking business. Cummunale reports to Tangwena Nelson, MD, head of asset and wealth management and government. Prior to this, he worked for Alishon SCF Srl, where he served as associate partner, advising ultra-high net worth families and investors in Italy. Previously, he held senior positions at UniCredit and Deutsche Bank.

Vivian Chan retired at the end of June from her role as global vice chairman, private banking at Standard Chartered. Chan, who was at the bank for more than nine years, joined the UK-listed banking group as region head, private banking for Greater China and North Asia in January 2017. She was promoted to her last role in October 2022.

DWS said that its chief investment officer Vincenzo (Enzo) Vedda had become responsible for the entire investment division. This also includes responsibility for the illiquid assets business, which was previously headed by DWS CEO Stefan Hoops.

London-based law firm Russell-Cooke appointed Matthew Radcliffe as a partner in its Bedford Row-based private client team, expanding its international private client capability. Radcliffe is a recognised specialist in complex cross-border tax and estate planning, advising internationally mobile families, trustees, and family offices on UK and international tax, succession, and structuring.

Fundpath, a UK data and business intelligence firm launched five years ago, expanded into the Swiss market and appointed James Weston as head of insight for Switzerland, based in Zurich.

Zurich-based Smart Wealth Asset Management appointed prominent financial author and AI implementation expert Dr Angelo Calvello to join its advisory board. Previously, Dr Calvello served as co-founder and board chairman of Rosetta Analytics, an institutional investment firm that developed and deployed advanced AI systems to manage investment strategies for institutional clients. He also co-founded Blue Diamond Asset Management, a hedge fund based in Zug, Switzerland, and held senior leadership positions at Man Investments Inc, State Street Global Advisors, Crédit Agricole Futures and CME Group.

Ireland-headquartered Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL) appointed Martin Reeves as head of high yield fixed income, a newly-created senior role. Reeves is based in Dublin and reports to Daniel Loughney, head of fixed income. Most recently, he served as director and global head of high yield investments at Legal & General.

ABN AMRO said that Tom de Swaan had left after eight years as chair of the supervisory board, succeeded by Michiel Lap as the new chair. Sarah Russell was reappointed as a member of the supervisory board. Jean-Pierre Mustier was appointed as member of the SB for a four-year term.

Stonehage Fleming promoted Prandhana Naidu to deputy portfolio manager of the Stonehage Fleming Global Best Ideas (GBI) Equity Strategy, which manages $4 billion in assets. Naidu, who has 15 years’ investment experience, joined the GBI team in July 2024 from Melville Douglas Investment Management.

Universal Investment Group, a European fund services provider and Super ManCo, appointed Dr Alva Devoy as chief strategy and transformation officer (CSTO), and Regina Bertram-Pfister as chief human resources officer (CHRO). Devoy and Bertram-Pfister report directly to Group CEO Francesca McDonagh and joined the group’s C-Suite.

Hamilton Lane made several appointments, including Alexandre Hökfelt in London as managing director on the direct credit investment team, overseeing the firm’s UK and European Direct Credit platform. Hökfelt reports to Tom Kerr, co-head of investments and co-head of secondaries. It also appointed Christopher Alpaugh as managing director, head of national sales, reporting to Beth Nardi, head of US private wealth. Alpaugh is based in New York. In Switzerland, Maria Sala was appointed as principal and head of multi-strategy, evergreen product specialist. Alpaugh joined from BlackRock.

L&G appointed Nigel Drury as the new asset management chief risk officer (CRO), subject to regulatory approval. He reports to L&G Group’s CRO Chris Knight and CEO, asset management Eric Adler.

Fulcrum Asset Management appointed Richard Banh as general counsel. He reports to Joe Davidson, managing partner. Previously, Banh was with Fidante Partners Europe.

SimCorp appointed Neslihan Yegul as senior managing director to support the company’s clients in the UK and Northern Europe. Based in London, she reports to Oliver Johnson, chief revenue officer. Most recently, Yegul was at S&P Global (previously IHS Markit and Markit).

Alpha FMC, a financial services consultancy, brought back Zoe Kohli as senior partner and global partner executive in its asset and wealth management practice. Kohli previously worked from September 2019 to January 2021 at Alpha, based in Zurich. Most recently, she spent seven months at Grant Thornton Ireland, and before that, she was at SimCorp for just over five years, located in Zurich.

Deutsche Bank expanded its unit serving ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients by transferring Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office AG and other specialists into this area. This change will involve client advisors, investment experts and other specialists as well as Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office AG being brought together in a new unit.

Philipp Wehle joined Deutsche Bank to head the expanded unit; and Stefanie Rühl-Hoffmann became vice chairwoman Wealth Management Germany. Wehle assumed responsibility for the expanded Strategic UHNW Clients unit. He was previously a partner at a Swiss private bank, where he was primarily responsible for the international business. 

Rothschild & Co appointed Ilga Haubert to lead its UK wealth management investment team. Haubert, who reports to UK Wealth Management CEO, James Morrell, has more than 20 years of investment experience spanning research, portfolio management and senior oversight of global investment teams.

Clifton Asset Management appointed Ashley Wise in the newly-created role of chief technology officer (CTO). Previously, Wise was a partner and CTO at Saltus for five years, leading the firm’s technology platform strategy. 

UK-based Absolute Financial Group appointed Jaspreet Dhariwal as chief compliance officer. Dhariwal, who has more than 18 years of industry experience, held senior positions at firms including Vintage Wealth Management, The Oberon Group and Kingswood Group.

Privium Fund Management, a global asset manager headquartered in Amsterdam, appointed Paul Cuthbert-Brown as senior advisor. Cuthbert-Brown, who is also a contributing editor to this news service and based in Singapore, supports the firm’s leadership team on strategic priorities across its financial services business. 

Schroders appointed Guillaume Lendormy as head of cross border, financial institutions – a newly-created role. He reports to Matt Oomen, global head of client group, Schroders. Previously, Lendormy was at PGIM – Global Wealth, where he was responsible for global financial institutions across EMEA and Asia. 

Arbuthnot Latham appointed Georgina Cummings as an investment manager based in Exeter, and Michal Walkowski as an investment risk manager within the bank’s wealth management team. Cummings, who has more than seven years’ experience in the investment management sector, joined from Rathbones Group. She replaced Henry Hall.

London-headquartered W1M Wealth Management appointed Chris McGuinness, Jan Thompson and George Haggas to join its private client channels. McGuinness, who joined as a portfolio manager in the US private wealth team, has nearly 25 years’ experience advising private clients, specialising in US-connected clients. Haggas joined as a portfolio manager in the Financial Intermediary Office. Reporting to Alexandra Buchan-Heelas, head of Financial Intermediary Office, he is responsible for managing portfolios for trusts, companies and other structures. 

The chief financial officer of Julius Baer, Evie Kostakis, stepped down to pursue “another leadership opportunity.” Kostakis will be remaining with Julius Baer until the end of this year to ensure a smooth transition with her designated successor.

Evelyn Partners appointed Emma Arnold as business development manager for the Northwest in its outsourced investment services team. She has more than two decades of experience working in financial services. Arnold joined from Aberdeen where she was also business development manager for the Northwest. Based in the Liverpool office, Arnold reports to Matthew Spencer, head of intermediaries. 

London-based Premier Miton Investors appointed Aditya Khowala as head of global equities. He succeeded Neil Birrell, chief investment officer, who was in the post ad interim alongside his wider CIO responsibilities. Birrell returned to his CIO role, including the development and oversight of the group’s diversified fund range. Khowala has more than 25 years of global equity investment experience, including more than two decades at Fidelity International. 

UBS appointed Michael Frey, who is head of the high net worth business in the UK, to become head of private clients UK, adding to his existing role, to form a new segment called Private Client & High Net Worth UK. Meltem Cagan, head of the UK international business, who oversaw the private client business ad interim, extended her responsibilities to lead and oversee the UK mortgage business.

Bank Aston appointed Michael Eichhorn as its chief risk and compliance officer as it continues to build out its senior team ahead of its full launch later this year. He joined Paul Gorman, CEO, and Will Davey, CFO in the C-Suite. Dr Eichhorn joined from the German bank, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, where he spent the last 18 months as group head of traded risk.

Mercer & Hole appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Fothergill as director and head of tax knowledge, a newly-created role, based in the firm's London office. Fothergill, who started her career as a solicitor and qualified in 1998, spent nine years in the private client teams at Berwin Leighton Paisner and later Wedlake Bell. In 2007, she joined KPMG’s family office and private client tax team, where she advised individuals, including both UK and non-UK residents, and trustees across a broad range of personal tax matters. 

Banking software business ERI appointed Alan Goodrich as sales director.

Delicious Orie (Del), the Team GB British sports star, who won Gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 European Games, joined Attivo’s Financial Planning Academy. Orie, who already has a first class degree in economics from Aston University under his belt, is combining on the job training at Attivo’s Cheltenham HQ while continuing to study for his Financial Planning certification. 

RAQUEST, a German fintech offering witholding tax technology solutions for financial institutions, appointed Lourdes Bustos, former European Commission policymaker and tax specialist, to join its advisory board. She previously served as a tax auditor within the Spanish Tax Administration, as a policymaker at the Spanish Ministry of Finance and the European Commission, where she actively participated in recent EU legislative tax initiatives such as FASTER. 

Edmond de Rothschild appointed a new team head to run its external asset management business in Geneva. David Cataldi joined as a senior relationship manager in January 2024. Prior to this, he worked at JP Morgan Private Bank and UBS, based in Geneva.

Farro Capital appointed Surandren Nair and Akshay Ohri as managing directors, and Neha Kothari as director. Nair joined with more than 30 years' experience in financial services, including more than two decades in private banking. He has served in senior roles at HSBC, JP Morgan, Bank of Singapore, and Standard Chartered. At Farro Capital, he focuses on Southeast Asia, with additional coverage of the Middle East, including Dubai.

Ohri is involved in strengthening Farro’s presence across the India–UAE corridor, while expanding relationships with ultra-high networth individuals and family offices globally. He brings over 22 years of experience across banking, private banking, and wealth management, including more than 15 years advising UHNW clients across India and international markets. Previously, Ohri was MD and team head at Three Comma Capital Advisors in Dubai, where he led the India–UAE corridor business. He previously served as managing partner at InCred Group’s wealth segment in Mumbai. 

With more than 18 years of international private banking experience across Dubai and India, spanning advisory, investment products, and multi-asset class solutions, Kothari joined from Three Comma Capital Advisors in Dubai, where she managed UHNWI clients and offshore family offices. 

London-based Odyssean Capital appointed Lindsay Dibden as chair. He replaced Ian Armitage who had been the non-executive chairman since September 2017. Dibden sits on the Odyssean Capital advisor panel as a healthcare sector specialist. 

Boodle Hatfield unveiled its latest round of promotions, recognising two lawyers promoted to partner and five to senior associate. Clare Pooley and Michael Duffy were promoted to partner in the private client and tax team.

The Independent Investment Management Initiative (IIMI) announced that Dani Hristova stepped down as CEO of the IIMI to pursue other interests in the industry. However, she remains involved with the organisation as a member of the board. 

Amundi appointed Claire Cornil as chief operating officer (COO). Previously she had served as chief executive officer of Societe Generale Gestion since 2023, having joined in 2022 as deputy CEO. Before that, she was the deputy head of the structured solutions business at Amundi.

L&G promoted head of asset allocation and interim chief investment officer (CIO) Emiel van den Heiligenberg as the new CIO of its asset management business. His appointment followed former L&G CIO Sonja Laud’s exit from the firm. Laud was appointed by UBS Asset Management in December as co-head of its investment business. As CIO, Heiligenberg, who has over 30 years of investment experience delivering for clients across changing market cycles, leads L&G’s global investment platform. 

HSBC appointed Alfonso Gómez as chief executive of its Swiss private bank HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA and country head of Switzerland. Gómez, who has more than 30 years’ experience in Swiss and international wealth management, joined from BBVA Switzerland, where he served as CEO for more than 12 years.

Weatherbys, a UK private bank, appointed Antonia Lim, a former senior figure at Schroders, and chief investment officer of Impact Cubed, as chair of the investment committee and board advisor. Lim has more than 25 years of technical expertise and experience in international investment across asset classes and strategies, including seven years as Barclays’ global head of quantitative research.

A former CEO of banking technology firm Temenos, Max Chuard, became a strategic investor and investment committee member of Switzerland’s Aperture Capital, a venture capital business. Chuard was CEO of Temenos until 2023, working at the Swiss firm for more than two decades.

Asia-Pacific
Vivian Chan, who retired at the end of June from her role as global vice chairman, private banking at Standard Chartered, had been at the bank for more than nine years. She joined the lender as region head, private banking for Greater China and North Asia in January 2017, and was promoted to her current role in October 2022.

Lombard Odier appointed Edwin Tan, who has almost 30 years’ industry experience under his belt, in the newly-formed post as market head for Southeast Asia. Prior to this role – taking effect from mid-July – he worked at DBS as market head for Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. He has also held senior positions at Credit Suisse, Siam Commercial Bank, Julius Baer and Deutsche Bank.

HSBC appointed one of its senior figures, Gautam Anand, as head of Global India, HSBC Private Bank. Anand joined HSBC Private Bank in December 2023 as global coordinator, Global India, Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Anand reports to Tommy Leung, head of the private bank for South Asia, and to Aladdin Hangari, head of the private bank for the MENA region and Turkey.

Citigroup appointed, former JP Morgan figure, Bhavin Shukla as managing director, head of infrastructure, investment banking for Japan, Asia North, Australia and Asia South. 

Bank of Singapore made top-level appointments for its family office and wealth advisory team. They all report to Paul Chua, head of family office and wealth advisory, Bank of Singapore. Elvin Ho joined as head of family office and structuring solutions. Before this, Ho worked at JP Morgan Private Bank where he advised UHNW clients across Southeast Asia on multi-jurisdictional general taxation, estate and succession planning. 

Jiawen Guo took on the newly-created role of head of family office and wealth advisory, Singapore, with responsibility for the Singapore-based wealth advisory team. She reports to Chua. Elvin Ho took on Guo’s prior role.

Christine Wong continued to lead the family office and wealth advisory team in Hong Kong, serving the bank’s domestic and Greater China markets, while Yasmine Omari leads the team in Dubai. Harry Ng was appointed senior wealth advisor, providing oversight of client relationships for the Singapore and Malaysian markets. 

In other moves, Bank of Singapore appointed former Julius Baer figure Vi Sun Yang as its head private banking for the ASEAN region. Yang, who reports to the bank’s CEO, Jason Moo, was previously market head for Southeast Asia at Julius Baer. 

The bank also appointed Eng Chien Chan in March as market group head for Greater China and Bernard Heng as head of customised solutions in its investment solutions group.

T Rowe Price appointed Shuai Shao as its head of China business. Based in Hong Kong, she reports to George Chow, head of institutional distribution for North Asia. Prior to this role, Shua Shao was head of Greater China business development at Nomura Asset Management. 

Muzinich & Co, a global public and private corporate credit specialist, appointed Kelly Park as head of institutional clients, South Korea. Park is based in Seoul.

RBC BlueBay Asset Management appointed Mark Baker as a product strategist, based in Hong Kong. Baker has more than 15 years of fixed income portfolio management experience across global, emerging markets and Asia bond strategies, gained from roles at Threadneedle Investments and Standard Life/Aberdeen Investments in London and Hong Kong. 

HSBC appointed Desmond Kuang as chief investment officer for Asia, at the HSBC Private Bank and Premier Wealth arms. Kuang, based in Singapore, is responsible for developing regional investment strategies and themes across all asset classes for private banking and premier clients in the region, excluding Hong Kong.

Klay Group appointed Gaurav Gupta as client advisor and managing director, based in Singapore. Gupta, who reports to Arjun Anand, CEO for Asia-Pacific, has more than 21 years’ experience across private banking, investment advisory, and research. Most recently, he was an executive director at Nomura.

Newmark, a commercial real estate advisor and service provider to investors, global corporations and others, appointed Roy Ng as head of research in Hong Kong.

LaSalle Investment Management said Steve Hyung Kim was appointed as head and chief investment officer (CIO) of Asia-Pacific. Mari Nagai became CEO of Japan. Hyung Kim, who previously served as co-head and co-CIO of Asia Pacific, has 26 years of investment experience. 

Kunihiko Okumura, who stepped down as co-head and co-CIO of Asia Pacific, will be leaving LaSalle on 31 October. 

Barclays appointed one of its senior C-suite figures, Alexander Harrison, as interim head of its private bank in Singapore after the departure of Evonne Tan, who was named as chief executive officer of Asia Wealth at Schroders. Harrison is country CEO for Singapore and chief operating officer for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He has worked at Barclays for more than 25 years in various roles. Besides his current reporting line to Jaideep Khanna, CEO Asia Pacific, Harrison will also report to Annabelle Bryde in her capacity as the head of private banking for international business for the duration of the interim arrangement.

RBC BlueBay Asset Management appointed Camilla Love as head of Australia & New Zealand to lead its distribution strategy and client engagement across the region. Based in Sydney, she reports into RBC BlueBay’s head of distribution, Anthony Pickering. Love, who has more than 20 years of investment management experience, most recently founded Alpencrest Capital.

DBS appointed Kelvin Wong as its chief sustainability officer. Based in Singapore, he took over the reins from Helge Muenkel who left the bank after relocating overseas. Wong, who joined DBS in 2016, was managing director and head of energy, renewables and infrastructure in the Institutional Banking Group.

Aberdeen named Steven Maguire as chief operating and transformation officer for Asia-Pacific, joining from Prudential plc. Most recently he served as global head of technology for the technology product portfolio and held senior leadership positions spanning group strategy and business transformation. Based in Singapore, he reports to Alain Courbebaisse, COO – Investments, and Ian Macdonald, CEO, Asia-Pacific.

The firm also appointed Vivian Tang as head of APAC client group. This is an expanded role for Tang, who joined Aberdeen in 2022 as head of institutional – Asia-Pacific. In other moves, Natalie Tan, head of wholesale – South-East Asia, is overseeing wholesale distribution across Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Tina Tong, head of wholesale – Hong Kong, widened her remit to cover distribution relationships in Taiwan and cross-border China offshore business opportunities. 

Vistra appointed Damian Leach in a new leadership role as its chief AI and digital officer, based in Singapore – the firm's global headquarters. 

Law firm Simmons & Simmons appointed Patsy Lau to join its intellectual property offering in Hong Kong as a partner in the dispute resolution practice. Lau has more than 20 years’ experience and advises on strategy, protection, structuring, and enforcement of intricate, and trans-jurisdictional trademark portfolios.

Singapore-headquartered Farro Capital appointed Surandren Nair and Akshay Ohri as managing directors, and Neha Kothari as director. Nair, who joined with more than 30 years' experience in financial services, had served in senior roles at HSBC, JP Morgan, Bank of Singapore, and Standard Chartered. At Farro Capital, he is concentrating on Southeast Asia, providing additional coverage of the Middle East, including Dubai.

Ohri, who is involved in strengthening Farro’s presence across the India-UAE corridor, has more than 22 years of experience across banking, private banking, and wealth management, including more than 15 years advising UHNW clients across India and international markets. 

Kothari, who is helping to strengthen the firm's India-UAE corridor and global UHNWIs and family office client relationships, joined from Three Comma Capital Advisors in Dubai.

HSBC appointed two senior private banking and wealth figures for the China market: Max Xu as head of international wealth and premier banking (IWPB), HSBC China, and Samuel Chen as head of private banking, HSBC China.

North America
Rockland Trust appointed Stephen Gogolak as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He succeeded Alastair Ironside, who retired following a more than 40-year career in banking, the last six of which were spent at Rockland Trust. Gogolak reports to Jeffrey Tengel, president and CEO. Most recently, Gogolak served as senior vice president and senior director of digital banking at First Citizens Bank. 

A former Wall Street figure at firms such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, G Hunter McMaster II, was nominated by US President Donald Trump to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets. McMaster, who serves as Counselor to the Secretary, joined the Treasury department in January of 2025 as the Director of Policy and Planning. McMaster performed the delegable duties of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets from July 2025 to April 2026. 

Charted Wealth, a planning-based investment management team with offices in Reading, Massachusetts and Latham, New York, joined up with Kestra Financial Advisors. 

Northern Trust Wealth Management appointed Beata Kirr as chief investment officer of Global Family Office (GFO). She replaced former CIO Trish Halper. Kirr most recently served as managing director and chief impact officer at The Copia Group, a direct lending private credit firm. 

JMAN Group, a commercial data and analytics partner to private equity funds and their portfolio companies, promoted two members of staff to partner: Christian Davis, head of US, and Siva Ilango, head of product. Davis, who joined JMAN in 2017, is based in New York. Ilango started at JMAN in 2012, initially leading data and technology solutions from the firm’s Chennai, India, office.

Boston-based Moors & Cabot, a financial advisory firm with a history dating back to 1890, has added two financial professionals, Tanner Welch and Ian Amberson to its Phoenix, Arizona office.

Rossby Financial appointed a new chief compliance officer, Marissa Harris, who has worked in risk and compliance in financial services for almost two decades. Before taking the compliance helm at Rossby, Harris was founder of JBD Risk & Compliance, senior director of business line risk management at Synchrony, chief compliance officer at JLA Securities, senior director of business line risk management at Ally Invest and compliance manager at LPL Financial.

Silvercrest Asset Management appointed Brittain Prigge as managing director. Prigge has more than 35 years of wealth management expertise. Prior to Silvercrest, she was a founding partner and president of Balentine, an Atlanta-based multi-family office. 

Partners Capital appointed former Cambridge Associates figure Zach Gaucher as a senior principal to lead its venture capital investing efforts. He is based in New York. Most recentoy, Gaucher was a managing director at Cambridge Associates. While at Cambridge, he was a member of the US Venture Capital Research team and specialized in venture capital and growth equity investment strategies.

Associated Banc-Corp appointed Lisa Buetow as director of private banking, major metro markets. Buetow, based in Minneapolis, is responsible for Minnesota, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison, Wisconsin; she reports to Jayne Hladio, executive vice president and president, Associated Bank Private Wealth.  

UBS appointed former Deutsche Bank figure Brad Gillin as a financial advisor. Gillin, who joined a team led by market executive Kellie Brady, reports to senior market director Tom Conigatti. At Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, Gillin was most recently a director in the firm’s New York City office. He began his career at Deutsche Bank in 2006.

Cetera welcomed Bob Bolebruch, a Long Island-based independent financial advisor with more than 40 years of experience. Bolebruch joined Cetera through North Ridge Wealth Planning.

Mercer named Niall O’Sullivan as global chief investment officer. He took over from Hooman Kaveh, who assumed the newly-created role of executive chair for Mercer’s investment platform. O’Sullivan and Kaveh report to Michael Dempsey, Mercer’s president for investments and retirement.

Mercer announced changes to its investment leadership, appointing Garvan McCarthy, Andrew McDougall, Mike Sebastian and Kam Chang. 

McDougall, who was made US chief investment officer, is based in Boston. A long-standing Mercer Investments leader, McDougal has been global head of multi-asset, as well as serving in prior leadership roles in portfolio management for Mercer’s European investments business.

Sebastian, made global head of multi-asset, is based in Chicago. Chang was appointed head of the investment partnerships group, a global team of specialized and experienced investment professionals who work with clients who have large and complex investment mandates. 

Hamilton Lane made a number of appointments, including that of Christopher Alpaugh as managing director, head of national sales, reporting to Beth Nardi, head of US private wealth. Alpaugh is based in New York. It also promoted a raft of individuals to MD.

Baird said HWB Partners joined the firm’s wealth management office in Indianapolis. The team includes Don Hutchinson, director, financial advisor; Dean P Weseli, director, financial advisor; and Jeff J Borgert, director, financial advisor. 

Financial advisory practice Fair Oaks Wealth Management joined the independent channel of Ameriprise Financial. They came from Edward Jones in York, Pennsylvania.

Gridline, a turnkey platform for wealth management, appointed Chris Crawford as chief operating officer. Crawford spent more than six years at CAIS, where he served as managing director. 

Three senior leaders from The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, South Dakota left the institution to launch their independent RIA, Prairie View Wealth Partners. The co-founders are Adam Cox, Kyle Cipperley, and Paula Bindert.

Falcon Wealth Planning appointed David Lynch as managing director. Lynch, who reports to Gabriel Shahin, chief executive officer, is based at the firm’s headquarters in Ontario, California. Lynch previously served as senior vice president and region head at Fidelity.

Janney Montgomery Scott added LaCroix Wealth Management to the firm’s Roanoke, Virginia, office. The team is led by financial advisor Brandon LaCroix, managing director, and includes Jessica Miller, senior private client associate, and Gatis Zigats, wealth planning associate. The team was previously at Merrill Lynch.

UBS Wealth Management USA made leadership appointments and real estate changes in its Southeast Wealth Management region. Chris Shaw joined as regional market director and managing director for the Southeast Region at the conclusion of his notice period. Shaw has more than three decades of experience working in the wealth management sector. Prior to his new role, he worked at Sanctuary Wealth, and before that, he spent 29 years at Morgan Stanley.

UBS also said Patricia Cashin was named senior market director for the Greater Philadelphia area. UBS said Patrick Cook was named market director for Nashville, Tennessee. Previously, Cook served as associate market executive.

Great Valley Advisor Group promoted Todd Cipperman to chief growth officer, a move from his role of general counsel. Before joining GVA, Cipperman founded compliance outsourcing firm Cipperman Compliance Services. 

Jason Kiss joined CIBC Private Wealth US as senior relationship manager and head of the Birmingham office.

Oppenheimer & Co promoted David Fleming to a leadership role in its private client division. He is based in New York. Fleming reports to Ed Harrington, executive vice president and head of the private client division. Fleming joined Oppenheimer in 2022 and assumed leadership of the firm's San Francisco office.

Former Goldman Sachs private wealth advisor Benjamin Seidenstein was named as head of a new bespoke offering for UHNW families, and launched by Farther – Intelligent Wealth Management. The fee-only new service is called Farther Family Office (FFO). 

Sanctuary Wealth welcomed OPT Wealth Management and its founder Kyle Vasel, to its embrace. Vasel is a former Merrill Lynch advisor in the Chicago area.

Financial advisors Jeff Flamm and Kevin Smith joined the independent channel of Ameriprise Financial from Key Investment Services. 

New York-headquartered law firm Pryor Cashman said Olga Beloded joined as partner in the tax group. Based in New York, she was previously a partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.

Perigon Wealth Management, an RIA, appointed Rory Shusted as chief people officer, based in the Atlanta area. She reports to CEO Arthur Ambarik. Shusted has served in senior leadership roles across a range of public and private enterprises. 

Aiviq, a client data management platform, appointed Nicholas Morse as head of revenue for the Americas. Most recently, Morse served as chief revenue officer, Americas at Apex Group. Before this, he served in senior leadership roles at SS&C Technologies, Addepar, and BlackRock.

MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, appointed Andrea Drasites as head of real estate and agricultural finance. She reports to Brian Funk, president of MIM. Drasites succeeded Robert Merck, who retired in 2025 following a 40-year career. Prior to this, Drasites worked at Blackstone, where she held leadership positions during her 13 years with the firm. 

Glenmede appointed Gregory Khost as regional director of its New York metro offices, reporting to Adam Douberly, director of regional markets. Khost has more than 30 years of experience in the wealth management industry. Prior to joining the firm, he was the business development head in the private wealth segment for Neuberger Berman Private Wealth. 

Raymond James roundup: 
-- Financial advisors Jeffrey and Madison Gore joined the independent advisor channel, arriving from LPL Financial. Gore Financial management is based in Centennial, Colorado. 
-- Boston, Massachusetts-based financial advisors Craig Haba and Benjamin Sherry joined the independent advisor channel. They arrived from Northwestern Mutual Investment Services where they managed over $200 million in client assets. 
-- Former Merrill Lynch advisors Seth Lawless and Charters “Jay” Osborne joined the employee advisor channel of Raymond James.
-- In another case, eight financial advisors, in Ohio, joined independent advisor channel. The team comprises advisors Tom Klim, Zel E Bush, Steve Raseta, Rich Sacui, Adam Bernard, Ryan Miller, Derik Ronci and Parker Sherry. The group, from Cambridge Investment Investment Research, previously managed more than $450 million in client assets.
-- Financial advisor Nick Bronson, CPFA, joined First Mid Wealth Management (FMWM), part of First Mid Bank & Trust. This is part of Raymond James Financial Institutions.