Ron Cohen has been named as the new head of DCIO and RIA sales teams at Wells Fargo Funds Management.

Wells Fargo Funds Management has appointed Ron Cohen as head of sales for its RIA and defined contribution investment-only channels.

He takes over from Matt Straut, the firm told Family Wealth Report.

Cohen was most recently executive director of JP Morgan’s national accounts team for defined contribution investment services.

He has 20 years of experience in the asset management industry, having previously run the bundled retirement business at DWS Investments (part of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management) and built the DCIO practice at DB Advisors.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide sub-advisory and other services for the funds.