Wunderlich Securities, the Memphis-based financial services firm, has hired Jim Parrish as co-president of its private client group at the company’s headquarters. Parrish previously worked at Morgan Keegan for 23 years, where he held a similar role.

Wunderlich Securities has grown rapidly in recent years, the firm said in a statement. It has opened nine new private client group branches with 60 new financial advisors and three fixed income capital markets offices.

The firm was set up in the 1990s. It operates in 24 offices across 14 states with a total of 450 staff.