Snowden Lane Partners, an independent, advisor-owned, wealth advisory firm, has appointed Robert Bowman, formerly managing director at Merrill Lynch in Philadelphia, as partner and managing director.

Snowden Lane Partners, an independent, advisor-owned wealth advisory firm, has appointed Robert Bowman, formerly managing director at Merrill Lynch in Philadelphia, as partner and managing director.

Snowden Capital Advisors recently rebranded itself as Snowden Lane Partners in a drive to communicate its “partnership culture” - see here. 

Bowman joins as a member of the senior executive leadership team and operating committee, focused on business development efforts nationally.

Bowman spent 31 years at Merrill Lynch, starting out as a financial advisor and moving on to become regional director of the Mid-Atlantic Region (overseeing 1,000 financial advisors and more than $100 billion in client assets), as well as national sales manager.

Besides running numerous office complexes throughout the Mid-Atlantic region at Merrill, he was chairperson of the directors’ advisory council to management; sat on the firm’s product development committee; and coordinated the non-resident client segment for US wealth management.

Snowden provides wealth advisory services to high net worth individuals, families and foundations.