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US Trust Hires Stream Of Wealth Management Professionals

US Trust has ramped up its recruitment with the appointment of 14 advisors for its wealth management services across the country, according to media reports.
The firm, the private banking unit of Bank of America Corp, added seven client advisors, four portfolio managers and three senior trust officers, from UBS, Northern Trust, BNY Mellon and US Bancorp, reports Reuters.
From those hired, John Benun and Warren Cohn, client advisors to be based in Century City, California, join from BNY Mellon. From Northern Trust Mark Kessinger is named portfolio manager to be based in St. Louis, Missouri and Elizabeth Kurman is named trust officer in Chicago. From UBS client advisor Christopher Robinson will be based in Portland, Maine.
Meanwhile portfolio manager Teresa Meyer joins from DA Davidson to be based in Portland, Oregon and George Smith, a portfolio manager for SunTrust will join US Trust in Nashville.
In January US Trust hired ten wealth management executives in Chicago, Texas, New York, Virginia and Florida.