Raymond James Financial has appointed Tom Walrond as the new COO and senior vice president for its employee broker/dealer subsidiary Raymond James & Associates (RJA) Private Client Group.
RJA PCG president Tash Elwyn said, "Tom’s appointment to COO, where he will focus on providing sales management and operational support for our entire team of branch managers, financial advisors and branch support associates, demonstrates our commitment to deliver superior levels of service to our advisors and their clients."
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Walrond started his financial services career in 1988 and worked as a financial advisor at Wheat First Butcher Singer in Philadelphia for a period of eight years.
In 1998, Walrond joined Raymond James as a branch manager, attracted by the firm’s client-centered philosophy and culture of independence.
After working for eight years later, he was promoted to manager of the North Atlantic complex and following the firm’s 2012 acquisition of Morgan Keegan, he was appointed as North Atlantic regional director, managing 35 branches and 133 advisors.
Additionally, the company promoted Tom Galvin as North Atlantic regional director and senior vice president. In his new role, he will accountable to offer continued support of the Coastal region within RJA’s Eastern division, which includes Florida and several northeastern states.
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By GlobalDataGalvin joined the company as an intern in 1997 and becoming a trainee financial advisor in 1998. He also worked in the Florida division and took over the Jacksonville branch office in 2001.
In 2006, he was promoted to complex manager and built the Southern Coastal complex into one of the top complexes in the company. Furthermore, he was appointed as regional director in the spring of 2012.
"Both Tom Walrond and Tom Galvin bring experience as financial advisors and branch management at all levels to our leadership team, further strengthening our organization and helping us continue to grow through attracting and retaining the industry’s best financial advisors," continued Elwyn.
