Ledyard Financial Advisors, the wealth management division of Ledyard National Bank, has added Fred Wainwright to its Hanover, NH office as senior vice president and senior investment strategist.

Wainwright was previously the executive director of an investment and entrepreneurship research center and has a 20-year background in investment decision-making and strategic planning, having held business development positions across Silicon Valley and New England, the firm said.

Founded in 1991, Ledyard Financial Group is headquartered in Hanover, NH, with eight offices across Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, New London, and West Lebanon, NH, and Norwich, VT.