Triad Advisors, a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services which supports independent hybrid advisors and RIAs, has filled a new position.

Nathan Stibbs has been promoted to executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Triad Advisors.

In this newly-created position, Stibbs will be responsible for areas including advisor recruiting, branch office expansion and advisor mergers and acquisitions. He will also oversee Triad's RIA and fee-based platforms.

Stibbs joined the firm in 2001 as a marketing associate on the business development team and rose to executive vice president of national business development. Before joining Triad, he was a financial advisor at Legg Mason.