Arizona Bank & Trust has named Nancy Tengler as senior vice president and market manager of the firm's wealth advisory services division in Phoenix, AZ.

Arizona Bank & Trust has named Nancy Tengler as senior vice president and market manager of the firm's wealth advisory services division in Phoenix, AZ.

Tengler starts on December 31, 2014, when Michael McCartney, who currently holds that position, retires.

Tengler, who also serves as a board member for Arizona Bank & Trust, has been “instrumental” in leading the Women’s Financial Forum, the bank’s initiative to assist women in developing a deeper understanding of financial and investment management, the firm said.

In her new role as market manager, Tengler will be responsible for leading the sales team and the wealth management division in Arizona.

Before moving to Phoenix, Tengler was president, chief executive and chief investment officer at Fremont Investment Advisors in San Francisco, CA. Before Fremont, she was president and chief investment officer of Global Alliance Value Investors, where she was the senior member of investment strategies and oversaw the firm’s investment research activity. She also worked at UBS Asset Management as head of the value equities group.

Arizona Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, is a community bank with assets of $470 million and offices in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe and Gilbert.