Southwest Securities, part of US financial group SWS, has reorganized its Pacific coast private client offices into three regions and promoted three investment executives to regional director positions, it announced yesterday.

The Pacific Coast private client offices have been rebranded with the Southwest Securities name and will be managed in three geographic regions – Central, Northern and Southern. 

"We are aggressively seeking experienced investment professionals who want to join our forward-looking organization.  We are at an exciting point in our growth and development and offer tremendous opportunities for professional growth and customer service," said Southwest Securities President and chief executive James Ross

David Frieden was promoted to executive vice president and regional director, Central Region, which includes the Beverly Hills and Las Vegas offices.  He will also serve as branch manager of the Beverly Hills office.  Neil Hattem, formerly branch manager in Beverly Hills, has decided to focus his efforts on full-time production.  Jerry Walters, formerly assistant branch manager in Las Vegas, will assume branch manager duties of the Las Vegas office. 

Kevin Kott was promoted to executive vice president and regional director, Northern Region, which includes the San Francisco, Sacramento and Monterey offices.  He will continue to serve as branch manager of the Monterey office.

Michael Urman was promoted to executive vice president and regional director, Southern Region, which includes the San Diego and Rancho Bernardo offices.  He will continue to serve as Operations Administrative Officer for the California and Nevada offices.

Executive vice president Mark Sachse will continue to head Southwest Securities' private client offices in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.