Lincoln Financial Advisors has appointed Damon Wojciechowski as managing principal of its Buffalo, New York planning office.

Wojciechowski joined the company early in the year, bringing with him almost 20 years of industry experience. He previously held advisory and sales managerial roles in a number of financial services firms in and around the state.

At Lincoln, he shall be responsible for recruiting, coaching and developing affiliated financial planners throughout Northwestern New York.

"Our vision at Lincoln Financial Advisors is to be the country’s premier fee-based financial planning firm by being the preferred partner of fee-based financial planning professionals who offer comprehensive financial services to affluent clients," said Bob Dineen, the firm's president and chief executive officer, in a statemetn on its web site.

Lincoln Financial Advisors is part of Philadelphia-based Lincoln Financial Group, whose assets under management have reached $146 billion as of 31 March 2010.