StellarOne Corporation, the US bank, said on Friday it has appointed Michael Williams as director of wealth management for StellarOne Bank and, in conjunction, has established a wealth management office in Richmond, Virginia.

Williams joins the bank with over twenty years of relevant wealth management experience, most recently serving as president of the wealth management division of Union First Market Bankshares Corporation.

StellarOne's wealth management division, with the addition of the new Richmond office, will have six offices including Fredericksburg, Culpeper, Staunton, Harrisonburg, and Christiansburg. The division has approximately $655 million in assets under management.