New York-headquartered Fiduciary Trust Company International has appointed Luke Fowler as vice chairman to the firm’s board of directors, and promoted J Chisholm Lyons as an executive vice president of business development and marketing. Additionally, Bill Barrett - president and chief executive of the firm's California business since 2001 - will become chairman at the end of March.

The firm said Barrett will keep both roles until replacements are found. 

In his new role as vice chairman, Fowler will focus on expanding the firm’s client base, as well as working towards Fiduciary Trust’s global growth objectives, the firm said.

Previously, Fowler served on the Fiduciary trust board from 1993 until 2006, at which point he joined the firm as a full-time employee, responsible for business development.

Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust in 2006, Fowler spent 12 years as chairman and chief executive of Northcott Hospitality International and also worked at JP Morgan for 12 years.

Meanwhile, Lyons will oversee the management of the firm’s sales and marketing team. Additionally, he will join Fiduciary Trust’s management committee and will remain a member of the firm’s officers’ executive committee, the firm said.

Lyons joined Fiduciary Trust from Franklin Templeton’s Canadian subsidiary, where he started as director of marketing in 2001. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in marketing, advertising and public relations.

Barrett started at Fiduciary Trust in 2001 as president and CEO of the firm's California business, before which he served as managing director of private banking for US Trust for 14 years.

Fiduciary Trust Company International and its subsidiaries have offices in New York, CA, Miami, FL, Los Angeles, CA, San Mateo, CA, Washington, DC, Wilmington, NC, London, Hong Kong and Grand Cayman.

The firm had $704 billion in assets under management as of 31 January.