The appointment of Carson to that role was first disclosed in January 2012, when Raymond James had also sealed an agreement to acquire Morgan Keegan.

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At the start of April 2012, Raymond James announced the creation of a new divisional and leadership structure for its Private Client Group, giving Morgan Keegan executives leadership roles.

Carson’s appointment completes the firm’s executive committee that includes: Paul Reilly, CEO of Raymond James Financial; Dennis Zank, COO of Raymond James Financial and CEO of Raymond James & Associates; Jeffrey Julien, CFO, executive vice president, finance, and treasurer at Raymond James Financial; Chet Helck, executive vice president at Raymond James Financial and CEO of Global Private Client Group.

Executive committee also include, John Carson, president of Raymond James Financial; CEO and executive managing director of Morgan Keegan & Company; Paul Allison, chairman, president and CEO, of Raymond James Ltd; Jeffrey Trocin, executive vice president of Equity Capital Markets at Raymond James & Associates; and Bella Allaire, executive vice president of Technology & Operations at Raymond James & Associates; Steve Raney, president and CEO of Raymond James Bank; and Jeff Dowdle, president of Asset Management Services, senior vice president, Raymond James & Associates.

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