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Former Seattle Seahawk Swoops Into Merrill Lynch As Complex Director

Anna Hallissey Reporter December 18, 2014

Former Seattle Seahawk Swoops Into Merrill Lynch As Complex Director

Merrill Lynch has recruited a complex director to its San Francisco, CA, office in the shape of a former Seattle Seahawks football player

Merrill Lynch has recruited a complex director within its San Francisco, CA, office in the shape of a former Seattle Seahawks football player.

Willie Thomas, who has been in the financial industry for over 20 years, will lead a team of 160 financial advisors in the Bay area.

Thomas joins from MetLife, where he served as market leader for greater Pittsburgh. Prior to this he spent six years at Wells Fargo Advisors, overseeing the firm’s New York office with $7 billion in assets under management.

He returns to Merrill Lynch after starting his career there in 1995, where he joined a fast-track program training him in account services, marketing research, loyalty marketing and technology.

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