The firm made 11 new hires across the US.

US Trust, part of Bank of America's group of wealth businesses, has continued to expand, adding 11 hires in January across the US.

US Trust appointed four new members in offices across California. Maria Humphreys joined the Los Angeles office as a private client manager. Cynthia Maddox joined the Walnut Creek office as a senior trust officer. She previously worked at Green Square Capital as legal counsel. US Trust also appointed Shirin Poustchi as private client advisor at its San Diego office, and Amy Witten as speciality asset manager of its Newport Beach office. Poustchi was previously at Wells Fargo, and Witten was previously at Ventas. It also appointed Thomas Kania as private client advisor of its Greenwich, Connecticut office, Tessa Stark as a senior trust officer of its Chicago office, Jennifer Goodman as a private client advisor of its Troy, Michigan office, and Nayana Jha as private client advisor of its Minneapolis office. 

Kania was previously at Fieldpoint Private Bank and Trust as a managing director. Stark was previously an attorney at Casting Crane. Goodman was previously at Fifth Bank, where she was a private banking sales director. Jha was previously at The Blake School as director of alumni relations.

Two members were added to US Trust's offices in Texas. Ryan Brown and Dan Connolly joined its Dallas operation as a private client advisor, and Dan Connolly joined its Austin office as a private client advisor. Brown was previously at Novo PLM and Connolly was at Comerica Bank.

Lastly, US Trust appointed Lee Ann Martinson as philanthropic fiduciary executive. She was previously at Union Bank, where she was a vice president and senior trust officer.

In February, this publication reported that US Trust had made 18 new hires across the states during the months of November and December.