Pisarkiewicz and Williams have also been appointed as investment advisor and private banker respectively. The pair report to Chris Carman, regional manager of private wealth.

Pisarkiewicz was formerly a senior portfolio manager at M&I Trust Company in St Louis, MO. Before that, he was a portfolio manager with Northern Trust in Chicago, IL.

Williams is also latterly of M&I Bank in St Louis, where he led the private banking team. Earlier in his career he was a private client manager at Bank of America/US Trust in St Louis, as well as a private client manager with Strong Capital Management in Wisconsin.

The firm said the pair have previously worked together to deliver wealth services including investment and personal banking services to families and individuals, including business owners and corporate executives.

The PrivateBank is a part of PrivateBancorp, which offers business and personal financial services to middle-market companies, as well as business owners, executives, entrepreneurs and families.