Linda Vitaletti, has been appointed principal of Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, a Missouri-based wealth manager.

Ms Vitaletti will provide family office advisory services as part of a newly created group at the firm. The unit will focus on building relationships with single-family offices in North America.

Recently, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors has been in talks with a number of single-family offices to increase the expertise and resources LGA has in the field. In the wake of the Madoff scandal and other high profile cases of fraud, the firm says it has been working with families to bring greater process and discipline into their operations.

Prior to joining LGA, Ms Vitaletti worked for US Trust in the private wealth management group as vice president and client advisor. At US Trust, Ms Vitaletti’s responsibilities included business development, strategic marketing and relationship management. Before that, she worked for JPMorgan Chase in New York as manager of Direct Investment Services.

In addition to its St Louis, Missouri headquarters, LGA has offices in New York and Sydney.