Equinox Capital Markets has announced the appointment of Daniel Gormont as institutional sales associate, to contribute to its growing US and international operations.

Gormont joins the company from SEI, where he was regional sale associate responsible for delivering asset management solutions to bank trust departments, bank broker-dealers, independent trust firms, family offices and wealth management organizations across the country. Prior to SEI, he served multiple executive roles at Prudential Investments.

"We are building out a very able, accomplished and competitive capital raising team," said John Gallagher, the president of Equinox, in a statement. "His appointment substantially increases our reach into the complex of institutions and organizations serving the private wealth management marketplace."

Equinox is an alternative investment marketing company that is an affiliate of Equinox Fund Management. In Gormont's new role, he will be joining a team of specialists dedicated to marketing a select group of hedge funds, commodity training advisors and other specialized asset managemers to a variety of US institutions.