The latest moves in wealth management from across North America.

Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has appointed two senior figures to join its wealth management and broker/dealer organizations.

Evamarie Schoenborn has been named president of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Schoenborn is now accountable for the overall business strategy for Northwestern Mutual's retail investment products and services, and regulatory strategy for NMWMC, including management of the NMWMC Board. Schoenborn assumes the new role from Christian Mitchell, executive vice president and chief customer officer, who will elevate his focus on Northwestern Mutual's client and planning experience.

Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual in December 2017, Schoenborn was vice president, wealth management at the second largest independent broker dealer in the industry, where her experience spanned products, operations, and regulatory strategy for multiple product lines. (According to her Linkedin profile, Schoenborn previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services for more than 13 years, holding the title most recently of vice president, wealth management.)

Lori Brissette has been named president of Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, a role previously held by Schoenborn. Brissette assumes regulatory and supervisory responsibility for Northwestern Mutual's broker-dealer, as well as leadership of the Northwestern Mutual Investment Services Board.

Brissette joined Northwestern Mutual in January 2018, and serves as vice president of risk and investment client services. She previously held various leadership positions at USAA, most recently as assistant vice president, USAA protection experience.

Northwestern has $272.2 billion in assets, $28.5 billion in revenues, and $1.8 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force. The firm manages nearly $150 billion of investments owned by its clients, and held or managed through its wealth management and investment services businesses.

iCapital Network
iCapital Network, the financial technology platform for alternative investing, has added four senior figures to its executive team. Michael Kushner, chief financial officer; Jennifer Ashley, chief people officer; Diane Frankenfield, chief marketing officer; and Stephen Jacobs, general counsel, have joined the firm.

Kushner has joined as managing director and CFO. Kushner is responsible for the financial reporting, budgeting, capital and shareholder management, treasury, controllers, and tax functions.  Prior to joining iCapital, Kushner was with JP Morgan, for nearly 19 years, where he served in multiple senior finance and risk management positions, most recently as the CFO for risk management and finance. Kushner was also with Credit Suisse for three years.

Ashley has joined as MD. Prior to joining, Ashley was the global human resources leader for CBRE, the commercial real estate services and investment firm. She worked at that firm for 15 years, holding various leadership positions in HR, marketing, and sales and strategy. Before joining CBRE, Ashley spent four years in the aviation industry.

Frankenfield has joined as MD, where she is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of all global marketing activities including brand, advertising, PR, creative, digital, channel marketing, content development, social media, research and business analytics. Prior to joining, Frankenfield held the positions of MD, head of US marketing at Legg Mason, and senior vice president and head of marketing at Oppenheimer Funds.

Jacobs, named MD, was previously partner and co-chair of the corporate department at Herrick, Feinstein LLP. Prior to joining Herrick, he served as COO, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Spectrum Group Management, a distressed credit and real estate-focused hedge fund and private equity fund.

The firm has grown rapidly in recent months: iCapital acquired the alternative investment feeder fund platforms of both Bank of America and Morgan Stanley in the first half of 2019. The iCapital platform now services approximately $41 billion in invested capital for more than 100,000 accounts.

Argent Financial Group
Argent Financial Group, the fiduciary wealth management firm, has announced that Linde Murphy, managing director with Argent Retirement Plan Advisors, has been elected to the board of governors Small Firm Seat for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Murphy, who is based in San Antonio, Texas, will serve a three-year term for FINRA, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to investor protection that regulates how brokerage firms conduct business with the public in the US.

Raymond James
Raymond James has appointed Ari Litvin to its employee advisor broker/dealer – in Denver, Colorado.

Litvin manages the Denver complex, which includes three branches in Denver, two branches in Boulder, and a branch in Fort Collins. He joins Raymond James from Wells Fargo. Litvin is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, has the Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designation, and is a graduate of the American College Certified Financial Planner Program. He has spent the last 11 years with Wells Fargo, most recently as its managing director and complex manager of the mid-south complex responsible for 95 financial advisors across 13 branches in western Tennessee, Mississippi and northern Louisiana.