Northern Trust has added financial services veteran Chris Wilkinson as a wealth strategist within its Phoenix, AZ wealth management team, the firm has confirmed to Family Wealth Report.

Wilkinson is latterly of Private Client Group - a registered investment advisory firm in Scottsdale, AZ - where he was president and chief investment officer. Before that, he was a senior investment counselor and CIO at Miller/Russell & Associates, where he oversaw the institutional wealth management division and the firm’s investment platform.

In his new role, Wilkinson reports to managing director Harold Dorenbecher, the firm said. 

Earlier this month, Northern Trust appointed Deb Finnegan as a managing director and James Seidel as a wealth strategist for its San Diego, CA and Minnesota offices respectively.