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Wells Fargo Advisors Recruits In Five States

Eliane Chavagnon

11 July 2014

Wells Fargo Advisors has made a string of hires - including two teams – in five states.

Kingsport, TN-based Center Street Wealth Management – consisting of senior financial advisors Timothy Colvin, Jeffery Beford and Gregory Taylor, and managing principal Natalie Wells – has joined Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.

They have 65 years of combined experience and are latterly of UBS Financial Services, where they managed $326 million in client assets.

Meanwhile, financial advisor Thomas Teagle has joined Wells Fargo Advisors in Richmond, VA. He has 17 years of industry experience and joins from Scott & Stringfellow/BB&T, where he managed $155 million in client assets. He reports to Rob Withers, managing director and market manager for the Richmond market.

In Chicago, IL, financial advisor Mark Pignotti has joined Wells Fargo Advisors from UBS Financial Services, where he managed over $317 million in client assets. He brings 14 years of experience to the firm, reporting to Metro Chicago complex manager Kevin Ortmeyer.

Chris Carbone and Bill Brucato have stepped into Wells Fargo Advisors’ office in Utica, NY. They bring more than 56 years of combined experience to WFA, joining from RBC Capital Markets where they managed around $160 million in client assets. They will also work with registered senior client associate Nicole Lloyd, who is also formerly of RBC. All report to Utica branch manager Gene D’Amico.  

Lastly, Rob Wiggins has joined WFA in Raleigh, NC, from First Citizens Investor Services. At First Citizens, he managed more than $100 million in client assets, with 14 years of industry experience overall. At WFA, he reports to Brad Sears, regional brokerage manager for the Triangle and Eastern North Carolina markets. 

Wells Fargo Advisors is the trade name used by two separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company: Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.