Whittier Trust Company, the US-based investment and wealth management firm, has hired Peter Zarifes as senior vice president and member of the executive committee.

Zarifes joins Whittier Trust after 25 years of working with high net worth individuals and families. He spent the last 11 years as a managing director at Bessemer Trust.

In his new role, he will be responsible for the day-to-day management of client relationships. He will be based at the firm's South Pasadena, California office.

Whittier Trust has around $8 billion in assets under advisement for some 270 families and 30 foundations throughout the US.