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California-Based Firm Makes Three Private Wealth Hires

Eliane Chavagnon Editor - Family Wealth Report May 19, 2016

California-Based Firm Makes Three Private Wealth Hires

Union Bank has made two hires from City National and one from Wells Fargo in the Golden State.

Union Bank has boosted its private wealth management team in California with three hires.

Simone Branigan, Ralph Dickman and Mary Murray have all joined as vice presidents and private wealth advisors.

Branigan is based in Beverly Hills, serving the Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Pacific Palisades markets. Dickman is based in San Jose, serving the San Jose and Palo Alto markets, and Murray is based in Rancho Santa Fe, serving the Rancho Santa Fe and northern San Diego markets.

They all report to Joe Sweet, managing director and head of private wealth management.

Branigan returns to Union Bank after serving as a private client advisor at City National Bank for the last several years.

Dickman also joins from City National, where has was a private client advisor. He spent the first half of his career in the technology industry in Silicon Valley.  

Lastly, Murray spent over 30 years at Wells Fargo Private Bank in a variety of roles, most recently as a wealth management advisor.  

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