The latest moves and appointments in the North American wealth management sector.

Raymond James
Raymond James has brought in financial advisors John Clower, S Reed Grant to Raymond James & Associates – the firm’s employee advisor channel. 

As part of the move, the advisors join Wasatch Capital Management of Raymond James, which operates offices in Cottonwood Heights and Park City, Utah â€“ part of RJA’s High Desert Complex led by managing director Pam McComas. 

Clower and Grant have both arrived independently from Wells Fargo Clearing Services, where they previously managed about $925 million and $100 million in client assets, respectively.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management
BNY Mellon Wealth Management has made three senior promotions in the tri-state region and northeast.

The promotions are: Katia Friend, market president and director of client strategy for New York Tri-State region, Stephanie Giroux, market president, Westchester and New Jersey, and Andrew Borner, market president, Greenwich, Connecticut and Garden City, New York. 

They each report to John Ippolito, regional president, New York Tri-State region, the US financial services firm said in a statement.

Friend oversees client relationships, COI interactions, product, service and sales delivery activities for New York. In addition, Katia oversees many of the region's complex client relationships and works closely with the professional advisory community. She joined BNY Mellon Wealth Management in 2008 and has more than 30 years of experience serving the ultra-high net worth market. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a managing director at US Trust Company. She is currently a governance board member of the Wall Street Women’s Alliance.

Giroux, who is responsible for providing client solutions and advisory teams across the suburban New York and New Jersey markets, joined BNY Mellon Wealth Management in 2016. She previously served as regional managing director and team leader, Westchester and as regional director of portfolio management, New York Tri-State. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, she held multiple client advisory and leadership positions including regional investment manager and senior investment strategist at Wells Fargo Private Bank, head of Investments for Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group, chief investment strategist for TD Ameritrade and director of research for US Trust Company.

Borner provides direct leadership for the wealth management teams, manages client portfolios and oversees new business development efforts in the Connecticut and Long Island markets. He joined BNY Mellon Wealth Management in 1992 and has more than 30 years of wealth management experience. He previously served as a senior director/team leader overseeing the Greenwich, Connecticut Wealth Management team. Borner, who is on the board of directors for the Greenwich Arts Council, is also a Certified Financial Planner TM.