Egert, who will also be the firm’s chief compliance officer for FINRA, will report to Kathryn George, a partner at BBH. He replaces Beth Haddock, who is taking up a role in the firm’s office of the general counsel.

Egert joins BBH from Crowell & Moring’s corporate, financial services and white collar and regulatory enforcement groups where he was responsible for the firm’s regulatory and compliance practice for financial institutions. He is also a former chief compliance officer for Cowen and Company and previously served as legal and compliance director for RBC Capital Markets. 

BBH oversees approximately $40.2 billion in assets for individuals and institutions, with offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Jersey City, Wilmington, London, Dublin, Luxembourg, Zürich, Grand Cayman, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo.