The latest senior moves in the North American wealth management sector.

Baird
Baird, the US wealth management group, has added The Scott Park Group to its wealth management office in Oak Brook, Illinois.

The two-person team, which comes to Baird from Wintrust, includes Scott Park and Aimee Morrin, who will both serve as financial advisors. The team oversees over $298 million in assets under management.

Park, who brings over 30 years of industry experience to Baird, holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA in finance from DePaul University. 

Morrin, who has a background in security operations, graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in organization management. 

Baird’s Private Wealth Management business encompasses more than 1,300 financial advisors serving clients from over 160 locations in 33 states and has client assets of more than $255 billion.

Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial has appointed former Morgan Stanley figure Kim Garrison in Springfield, Missouri. She is joining the firm with $185 million of client assets.

Garrison will operate from a branch office recently opened in her area, led by Ameriprise branch manager Michael Brun and supported by regional vice president Brian Mora.

The team also includes Paula Schnoebelen, registered client service associate, who joined Ameriprise from MissionSquare Retirement. Schnoebelen has more than 25 years of experience in the sector.

Across the US, Ameriprise has about 10,000 financial advisors.