Rich King was named vice president and wealth consultant at Wells Fargo Private Bank. -The Seattle Times
Wells Fargo named Robert Valcq as vice president/senior business relationship manager and Christopher Wilz business sales officer for its Milwaukee business banking team.-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) 
Wells Fargo announced that eight veteran industry professionals have joined its equity research and equities sales & trading divisions. Joining the Wells Fargo equity research team and reporting to Sam Pearlstein and Todd Wickwire, co-heads of equity research: Gary Lieberman joins as managing director and senior analyst in the health care sector covering hospitals, dialysis providers, respiratory therapy, laboratories, inpatient rehabs, and long-term acute care. He is a 17-year Wall Street veteran and joins Wells Fargo from Stanford Group where he led health care services research.
Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group announced six regional managing directors to lead its East Coast operations. The regional leaders will report to Stan Gregor, head of the Eastern markets for the Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group. In this newly created role, for the first time on the East Coast, one senior leader will have direct responsibility for all wealth management disciplines in each region, including private banking, credit, bank brokerage, trust, investment management, planning and insurance services.
Wells Fargo announced appointments in its investment banking and capital markets business. All will report to IBCM co-heads Jonathan Weiss and Rob Engel. John Hudson will lead consumer and healthcare; John Church, industrial growth and services; James Kipp, energy and power; Jim Broner, technology, media and telecom; Scott Heberton and Jim Sigman, the financial institutions group. Brian Van Elslander will lead the financial sponsors group, while Sam Farnham and Mike Rosenberg will co-lead the middle-market group.
Wells Fargo & Company announced appointments in its investment banking and capital markets business. All will report to IBCM co-heads Jonathan Weiss and Rob Engel. John Hudson will lead consumer and healthcare; John Church, industrial growth and services; James Kipp, energy and power; Jim Broner, technology, media and telecom; Scott Heberton and Jim Sigman, the financial institutions group. Brian Van Elslander will lead the financial sponsors group, while Sam Farnham and Mike Rosenberg will co-lead the middle-market group. The following leaders were named in the capital markets and mergers and acquisitions advisory businesses: Frank Pizzo, loan syndications and high-yield capital markets; Billy Ingram, investment-grade debt capital markets; John Laughlin, advisory-M&A; and Andy Sanford, equity capital markets. Rosenberg and Pizzo were with Wells Fargo before the merger, while the rest came in from Wachovia. -The Daily Deal
On March 11, 2009, Peter M. Carlson, the corporate controller and principal accounting officer of Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp. (WPFC), notified Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo), the parent corporation of WPFC that he will resign as an employee of Wells Fargo effective April 10, 2009.
Wells Fargo & Company has announced that it has named two top executives. The bank announced that it has appointed Jerome Byers as its Atlanta regional president. He had been a retail banking executive for Wachovia’s Atlanta and Jacksonville markets. Similarly, Paul Menk was named as manager for Greater Georgia business banking division. Menk was previously a regional president for Wachovia’s Greater Georgia region.
Wells Fargo and Inland Northwest Bank announced that the boards of directors of both the company and the bank have appointed Holly A. Austin as chief financial officer of the company and the bank. Ms. Austin has been with the company and the bank for eleven years, and has served as secretary/treasurer of the company and cashier of the bank for the past eight years. An experienced certified public accountant with background in accounting and auditing, Ms. Austin has been attending all company and bank board meetings and has been actively contributing to the bank’s senior management team. The bank’s CFO position became vacant upon the sudden death of Chris Jurey, who died of natural causes on January 10, 2009. Jurey had served as the company and the bank’s CFO for the past twelve years.-PrimeNewswire 
Wells Fargo Insurance Services announced the promotion of Kristina Rickert to managing director, operations. Rickert will be based in the firm’s Chicago corporate headquarters and she will report to Deborah Broderick, executive vice president and operating officer.
Wells Fargo announced that Mr. Robert K. Steel is elected as a director, effective January 1, 2009.-SEC Form 8k 
Wells Fargo Insurance Services announces the addition of Bruce Anderson as a senior vice president and account executive in its Redwood City-based real estate practice. Anderson will specialize in the real estate and property management industries and manage services delivered to major Wells Fargo customers in the Bay Area and across northern California. A 30 year veteran of the insurance industry, Anderson joins Wells Fargo Insurance Services from Marsh Risk Insurance Service’s San Francisco office where he was most recently senior vice president and client executive.-Business Wire 
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has announced the addition of Robert (Bob) Williams as senior vice president, regional claims manager for its west region. Williams will be based in San Francisco and report to H. David Wood, regional managing director of business development and operations. As regional claims manager, Williams will play an advisory and advocacy role with Wells Fargo insurance customers, prospects and team members in the west. He will also be responsible for developing and implementing best practices across the region for ‘best in front’ claims resources for the benefit of Wells Fargo customers.
Wells Fargo & Company announced that John R. Shrewsberry, as head of the company’s securities investment group, also will lead U.S. corporate banking, a rapidly growing division that serves corporate customers with revenues greater than $500 million.-Business Wire 
Wells Fargo Insurance Services announced the addition of Allison Morgan as sales executive in its employee benefits division, based in Chicago. Morgan brings 12 years of employee benefits experience to the Wells Fargo team. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Allison spent five years with MetLife delivering employee benefits solutions to large, complex national account customers. At MetLife, Morgan served as relationship manager, customizing products and services to meet unique customer needs, and advising customers on the development and management of their benefit programs. Prior to MetLife, Morgan worked as director of account management for a regional employee benefits consulting firm, where she was responsible for customer satisfaction, revenue growth, benefit strategy and analysis of industry trends.-Business Wire 
Wells Fargo & Company said Senior EVP Mark Oman, head of its home and consumer finance group and a 30-year veteran of the company, plans to retire by the end of next year. -Business Wire
Wells Fargo Insurance Services added Nicole Brown as vice president and account executive to their southeast region professional risk group. She will be based in the firm’s Atlanta, Ga. office.
Wells Fargo & Company announced the hiring of a new sales professional Jeff Johnson in the Minneapolis headquarters of its brokerage and sales division. Johnson, a 15-year veteran of the financial industry, will sell both taxable and tax-exempt products in his work for Wells Fargo brokerage services. He previously worked for US Bank and Piper Jaffray & Co.-The Bond Buyer 
Wells Fargo & Company hired Bob Gotelli as head of global sales for corporate foreign exchange. Gotelli spent the last 18 years with Bank of America, most recently serving as global head of foreign exchange sales. -PR Newswire
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named Richard Friedl managing director and national practice leader for property and enterprise risk. He will be based in the New York, N.Y. office. In his new role, Friedl will be responsible for managing new product development, customer retention, new business development, and claims advocacy activities for property product lines. Additionally, he will build and support industry practice groups to effectively network the organization. Friedl will also manage enterprise risk working with the company’s account teams and customers to assist in evaluating total risk and developing solutions through various products and structures. Prior to joining the company, Friedl was a senior vice president at Zurich Financial Services Group for twelve years. -Market Wire
Wells Fargo & Company has opened an office in Boston to serve its clients in New England and the Northeast.
Wells Fargo & Company has made top level appointments in the company. The company has promoted Debbie Cimini to the position of senior vice president and regional business development manager at New York. Similarly, the company has named Marc Feigenbaum as a business development officer based in Philadelphia. Cimini joined the company in 2001 as a business development officer and was serving the asset-based financing needs of customers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Wells Fargo & Company announced it has appointed Bryan Smith as vice president and Asia Pacific regional manager for global correspondent banking. Jim Cullen, who previously held this position since 1999, has been promoted to lead strategic initiatives for global correspondent banking. -Asia Pulse
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named David Silewski as managing director for North and South Dakota as well as western Minnesota. Silewski replaces retired managing director, Chuck Shambaugh.
UMB Bank Colorado, National Association, announced that Maureen K. Barker has joined the company as president of UMB asset management-west. As the first UMB asset management executive in Colorado, Barker is responsible for growing and developing the UMB asset management market in Colorado and Phoenix. Barker will manage a team of asset management officers in both markets, serving as president of the divisions and as sales director.
Capital One Financial announced that it named McLean Michael Azevedo senior executive in charge of bank operations. The company said Azevedo, a 17-year veteran of Wells Fargo, would report to Lynn Pike, president of Capital One’s banking business.-The Washington Times
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has promoted Paul Baldwin to the position of chief operating officer of its American E & S operations. In his new role, Baldwin will take an active role in strategic business development within American E & S. His primary focus will be to support and grow cross-sell opportunities within Wells Fargo Insurance Services, plan and direct sales programs to develop new customers, and work with the executive management committee in setting short and long term strategic goals and objectives. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Baldwin was employed as a vice president for Aon Risk Services of Arizona from 1999-2003 where he was a top performing new business consultant each year. -Market Wire
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has appointed Thomas H. Hite to the position of regional business development officer for Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ Mid-Atlantic region. Hite will be based in South Carolina. In his new role, working closely with Mark Pinkowski, managing director, national cross-sell practice leader, Hite will be responsible for cross-selling Wells Fargo products in the Mid-Atlantic region and building a retail brokerage operation in Charleston, South Carolina. Larry Sorensen, managing director, national program practice will be assuming Hite’s responsibilities with regard to enterprise relationships with Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ major insurance carriers. Hite has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently as managing director, national practice leader property & casualty for the company. -Market WirePeople on the Move
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