The professional services firm has added seven new directors as it intensifies its focus on the role of technology, regulation and innovation in the financial arena.

Navigant has added seven new directors to support the firm’s expanding financial services advisory and compliance segment. 

“At a time when technology, regulation and innovation are increasing exposure to and the complexity of business risks, it is critical that we enhance our team with decades of law enforcement, investigative, regulatory, and risk management expertise,” said Ellen Zimiles, Navigant’s financial services advisory and compliance segment leader.

The new recruits are: Joseph Campbell in Washington, DC; Jonathan Castro in New York; David Jones in Boston; John Loesch in Washington, DC; Gonzalo Sanchez in Miami; Samantha Welch in New York; and Benjamin Whitfield in Washington, DC.

Combined, they have experience working at the FBI, within global financial institutions, the SEC, and international banks such as HSBC, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, among other sectors.