Oppenheimer & Co, part of US-listed financial services group Oppenheimer Holdings, has appointed Dan Scannell as managing director and complex manager of its North Carolina branches in Asheville, Greensboro and Charlotte, NC.

Mr Scannell reports to Mark Whaley, managing director - national sales.

"Dan is focusing on growing Oppenheimer's franchise in Asheville as well as throughout the state. His goal is to make Oppenheimer the investment firm of choice for affluent investors in the Southeast,” said Mr Whaley.

Before moving to Oppenheimer, Mr Scannell spent 18 years at Smith Barney.