RBC has confirmed to Family Wealth Report that it has appointed a new head of wealth consulting.

Catie Tobin has been named as head of Royal Bank of Canada's US wealth consulting division, succeeding Ward Ring, who is retiring at the end of January and spent the last 13 years of his financial services career at the company.

Tobin has spent the past 23 years at RBC Wealth Management, most recently as head of the firm’s correspondent and advisor services business, which provides clearing, custody and execution services to independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

Following Tobin’s move to her new role, Brett Thorne, who has been at the firm for 20 years, will take over as head of RBC CAS.

Thorne most recently served as chief operating officer of the unit, overseeing administration, regulatory and financial risk management, as well as billing and reporting.