A summary of moves and appointments in the North American wealth management sector.

RBC Wealth Management – US

RBC Wealth Management – US welcomed the Hudson River Wealth Management group to its Westchester, New York branch. The eight-member team joined from UBS: Steven Solomon, managing director – financial advisor; Lauren Konstantin, managing director – financial advisor, portfolio manager – portfolio focus; Kevin Bertoncin, senior vice president – financial advisor; Roger Matles, senior vice president – financial advisor; Leonard Solomon, senior financial associate; Izabella Wszolek, senior business associate; Peggy Athanasatos, senior registered client associate; and Elena Tashlitsky, registered client associate.

The firm also opened a new branch in Franklin, Tennessee, bringing in two teams from Janney Montgomery Scott.

The MD Wealth Management Group comprised Brad Dickens, senior vice president – financial advisor; Jason Minor, first vice president – financial advisor; and Colton Wright, senior client associate.

The JS Wealth Management Group comprised Jim Stephens, senior vice president – financial advisor; Jamie Smith, senior vice president – financial advisor; Sheala Smith, senior branch service manager; and Ben Davis, MBA, senior client associate.

Others firms

AssetMark, a provider of wealth management and technology solutions, appointed Phill Rogerson as senior vice president and head of the RIA channel. He reports to CEO Michael Kim.

Savvy Advisors, an RIA, added Perspective 6 Wealth Advisors, a Minneapolis-based team led by Matt Nelson, Matthew J Finley and Jacob LaRue. Perspective 6 serves clients nationwide, with concentrations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, California and Florida.

Separately, Savvy welcomed 12 advisors from across the US:
Alex Barnes (Fort Mill, South Carolina); Josh Bergman (New York, NY); Kristin Dunlevy (Prospect, Kentucky); Scott Jensen (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Greg Kirwan (North Kingstown, Rhode Island); Lee Levy (Alamo, California); Evan Melching (Indianapolis, Indiana); Luis Miletti (Louisville, Kentucky); Aaron Peloquin (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Dustin Roberts (Turlock, California); Dave Sharpe (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin); and Dustin Thomas (Indianapolis, Indiana).

Former LPL Financial CEO and chairman Mark Casady also joined Savvy’s board of directors.

SEI appointed Amy Sliwinski as executive vice president and chief people and culture officer. She reports to Sean Denham, chief financial and chief operating officer. Sliwinski was most recently chief human resources officer at an engineering solutions company and earlier served in senior leadership roles at Santander Bank.

Cresset made several senior leadership changes. Mike Silverman, executive managing director, was appointed chief investment officer. The current CIO was named chief investment strategist, and the existing chief compliance officer became chief operating officer. Jack Ablin, one of Cresset’s founding partners, has been with the firm since 2018. He was formerly CIO at BMO Harris Bank. Silverman joined Cresset in 2024 following its acquisition of CH Investment Partners, where he was co-president and CIO. 

Dynasty Financial Partners appointed Shawn Shook as general counsel. Based in St Petersburg, Florida, he succeeded Jonathan Morris, who moved to a new role as executive in residency after more than a decade as GC.

HarbourVest Partners appointed former BlackRock executive Venu Krishnamurthy as managing director and head of global private wealth. He succeeded Alex Rogers, who is continuing as chief strategy officer.

UBS made several appointments in the US. J Mills-Pierre III joined as a financial advisor in Manhattan, reporting to Neal Cooper and Demie Kommatas. Kathleen Ferraro was appointed market director for the Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut offices. Christopher Brolly joined as financial advisor in Boston, reporting to Robert Covino. Jack Heiss was appointed market director in Tampa, Florida.

IEQ Capital appointed Lauren Garner as managing director, based in Los Angeles. Garner was previously CIO of Mozaic, a family office.

A group of advisors formerly with UBS – Chuck Heare, Ross Heare, Tommy Goth and Jennifer Goth-Castillo – joined Ameriprise Financial’s independent channel. They had operated as Goth Heare Wealth Management Group.

Franklin Templeton appointed Rich Nuzum as head of outsourced CIO services at Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Based in New York, he reports to Adam Petryk. Nuzum previously spent more than three decades at Mercer.

Rockefeller Global Family Office added the Entrepreneurs Group to its private wealth platform in New York. The eight-person team joined from UBS, led by managing directors Emily Kramer Rubin, Kenneth Shapiro and Thomas Livaccari, alongside Todd Ives. The group also includes Spenser Yeager, Madeline Irvin, Samantha Wagner and Stacey Betsch. They report to Michael Outlaw, head of enterprise strategic growth.

AlphaCore appointed Dr David Stubbs as chief investment strategist, working with CIO Eric Gerster. Stubbs previously served in senior roles at Blackstone and JP Morgan.

Carson Group partnered with Crescent Financial of Seneca, South Carolina, led by Jan Fredman and Lori Kelley.

InspereX appointed Mark Whyman as managing director, RIA and private market solutions. He reports to Deryk Rhodes.

Partners Group appointed John Sievers as head of private wealth solutions, based in New York. Sievers was previously at Brookfield and Oaktree Capital.

Hightower Advisors appointed Scott Hadley as chief advisory officer. He was previously senior vice president of RIA Solutions at Osaic.

Envestnet appointed Sue Quackenbush as chief people officer. She was most recently CPO at Dynatrace.

Osaic added Daniel Leugers as a financial advisor, launching BlueHaven Wealth Management in Hudson, Ohio. It also added Bridenback Wealth Management, led by Brent Bridenback, based in Cle Elum, Washington.

LinePoint Partners appointed James Chirdo as chief operating officer and chief compliance officer.

Sanctuary Wealth welcomed Velorum Wealth Management in Indianapolis, led by founder Bernard Reed.

Carnegie Investment Counsel appointed Skye Barry as senior vice president and wealth advisor, based in Cincinnati.

William Blair appointed Robert D Kendall as global head of investment management, succeeding Stephanie Braming.

Fiduciary Trust of New England appointed Elisabeth Sexton as vice president and trust officer in Manchester, New Hampshire.

RWA Wealth Partners promoted Nicole LaChapelle as president of RWA Family Office and Steve Reder as president of RWA Private Wealth.

LPL Financial welcomed Brandon Dixon-James to launch Resilient Wealth Management in Fresno, California.

JP Morgan Private Bank appointed David Frame as global CEO. He continues to report to Mary Callahan Erdoes.

Allfunds appointed Daniel Jesus Alonso as head of US, based in Miami, replacing Laura Gonzalez.

EFG International appointed Luis Ferreira as CIO for the Americas and deputy CEO for the RIA business in Miami.

Northern Trust appointed Abel Montañez as president of the West region, succeeding Marc Cosentino.

True North Advisory Group appointed Matt Kourouma as financial advisor, based in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

DeVoe & Co appointed Gordon Ross as president, overseeing day-to-day operations.

Triad Partners named Derek Sullivan as CFO and Scott Rinehart as president and chief wealth officer of Triad Wealth Partners.

Raymond James
Raymond James made several additions:

Eric Holbrook joined its independent advisor channel in Logan, Utah, forming Holbrook Wealth Strategies.

Robert Chanin joined its employee advisor channel in Macon, Georgia.

Jonathan Israel joined in Woodland Hills, California, forming Legacy Point Wealth Management of Raymond James.

Jonathan Stanley joined its independent channel from Edward Jones.

Katrina Consiglio and Kristen Mahan joined as co-founders of Consiglio Mahan Wealth Management in Florida.

Paul Hess joined as financial advisor with Silverman Partners in Boca Raton, Florida.