Denise Wypiszenski, chief operating officer of Robert W Baird's private wealth management group, has left the firm, according to several press reports.

"Denise made the decision to leave Baird to pursue other opportunities," said a Baird spokesman in a statement.

Wypiszenski joined the firm late last year to help ramp up recruitment. Previously she was chief operating officer of the western division of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

As previously reported by Family Wealth Report nine wealth management pros joined the company's new branch in Fort Worth, Texas, all of whom are former employees of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.