Fiduciary Trust has recruited from Wells Fargo to fill the CEO role vacated by Henry Johnson in January.

Fiduciary Trust Company International has today named John Dowd as its chief executive, replacing interim CEO William Yun.

Yun, former president of Fiduciary Trust and a current board member, took the CEO reins from Henry Johnson in January of this year. A number of other high-level changes were also announced at the time.

Dowd, who will be based in New York, was previously executive vice president and senior managing director at Wells Fargo Wealth Management. In that role he oversaw the Northeast region, focusing on investment management, trust and estate, financial planning, custom credit, brokerage and insurance services.

Before joining Wells Fargo, he was managing executive of BNY Mellon’s wealth management business spanning New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

In his new role at Fiduciary Trust, which is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Dowd will work alongside the following leaders: Gail Cohen; chair and general trust counsel; Larry Sternkopf, president and chief operating officer; Ronald Sanchez, chief investment officer; Carin Leong Pai, director of equity management; Wayne Sprague, director of strategic advisory services; Warwick Carter, national head of trusts and estates; and Elizabeth Hughes, chief compliance officer.

Fiduciary Trust Company International serves individuals, families, endowments and foundations. It has over $75 billion in assets under administration and management as of December 31, 2015, and specializes in wealth planning, investment management and trust and estate services, as well as tax and custody services.

The firm and its subsidiaries have offices in: New York; Coral Gables, FL; Boca Raton, FL; St Petersburg, FL; Los Angeles and San Mateo, CA; Washington, DC; Wilmington, DE; and London.