The Private Client Reserve of US Bank has appointed Frank DeBlasi as a wealth management advisor in Phoenix, as it continues its recent raft of hires.

DeBlasi, with more than 13 years’ experience in the financial services industry, previously served at JP Morgan Private Bank as a senior vice president and private banker in the Scottsdale, AZ, area. Prior to that, he served as a regional vice president with Morgan Stanley in New York from 1999 to 2009.

In his new role, DeBlasi will also coordinate US Bank's private banking, personnel trust and investment planning expertise available to clients through the PCR.

In other recent hires at the firm, last month the PCR appointed Scott Fitzgerald as wealth management advisor in New York. It also hired Ruth Granen as a vice president and personal trust relationship manager in Seattle, WA, while Tina Cain was appointed vice president and trust officer in St Paul, MN, and Christopher Kurimay joined as a wealth management advisor in Chicago, IL.