The new hire will be based in Chicago, and will help expand the trust and advisory segment.

Global financial services firm Northern Trust has appointed Pamela Lucina as executive vice president and chief operating officer for the trust and advisory practice.

She will report to trust and advisory services practice executive, David Williams, it said in a statement.

Lucina will be based in Northern Trust’s Chicago office, where she will continue to build the firm’s fiduciary and advisory operation, and drive the strategy for future business delivery. She has expertise in wealth, tax, philanthropic and business owner planning, as well as next generation education, governance and global family office matters.

Prior to Northern Trust, Lucina was at BNY Mellon, where she was executive director for its wealth management advice, planning and fiduciary services practice. Previously she worked at JP Morgan, providing wealth and estate planning services, she spent 10 years in private practices as a tax consultant with Arthur Andersen, and in the trusts and estates departments of both Levin Schroeder and Mayer Brown law firms.

“Her extensive experience will further strengthen our capabilities and perspective as we drive forward our contemporary holistic approach,” said Steven Fradkin, president of Northern Trust Wealth Management.