Wells Fargo Hires Google's AI Finance Leader
Wells Fargo has appointed Andre Mansour as head of artificial intelligence for its wealth and investment management division. Mansour joins from Google, where he led generative AI initiatives for capital markets and asset management clients.
Mansour will oversee the firm's advisor-focused AI strategy, scale it for client insights and personalization, and work across business and enterprise teams to deliver solutions. He reports to Chief Product Officer Eve Varner.
At Google, Mansour served as head of capital markets, investment banking and asset management, where he led AI initiatives and integrated machine learning and scalable data infrastructure into complex wealth and trading platforms.
The hire reflects a broader push by tech companies into financial services. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have all made inroads recently. Earlier this year, Citi Wealth introduced Citi Sky, an AI avatar powered by Google Cloud and Google DeepMind, to provide market insights and financial guidance to Citigold clients.
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Other Leadership Changes
Arkadios Capital Names New CFO
Arkadios Capital, an Atlanta-based independent broker-dealer, appointed Christopher Camp as chief financial officer. The position is new at the firm.
Camp previously served as CFO at Miles Mediation and Arbitration, where he oversaw acquisitions and revenue-growth projects. He has held senior financial roles at Triad Advisors, U.S. Orthopedic Partners, Biota Pharmaceuticals, and Teavana.
The hire comes after Arkadios launched a new private wealth platform channel led by Michael Childs, a former Truist Wealth executive, aimed at advisory teams leaving wirehouses and family offices.
Merit Financial Adds Two Executives
Merit Financial Advisors, an Atlanta-based RIA managing $26 billion in client assets, appointed Doug Moore as chief financial officer and Sarah Mouser as executive vice president of financial planning.
Moore joins from Edelman Financial Engines, where he led finance operations for more than four years. Mouser comes from Verdence Capital Advisors, where she was a managing director.
Moore will oversee accounting, financial planning and analysis, and financial data and analytics. Mouser will expand the firm's planning infrastructure and develop career pathways for planners and advisors.
Merit also launched an executive leadership development program with ClientWise, enrolling 27 leaders to strengthen collaboration and enable growth. The firm, backed by Constellation Wealth Capital, has been an active RIA acquirer under CEO Rick Kent and President Kay Lynn Mayhue.
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AC Family Office Expands Into Texas
Alpha Capital Family Office, a Denver-based RIA, added Henry Pizzutello as a partner to lead expansion into Texas with offices in The Woodlands and Beaumont. A Dallas office is expected later this year.
Pizzutello previously served as chief investment officer at HFG Wealth Management and as managing director and head trader for the Bass Family Office in Fort Worth.
Brighton Jones Opens Cleveland Office
Brighton Jones, a $30 billion wealth management firm based in Seattle, opened a Cleveland office led by Mitchell Kotheimer, who joins from Independence Wealth Advisors.
This is Brighton Jones' sixth new office in two years. The firm plans to expand into Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, San Diego, St. Louis, and Stamford, and is recruiting advisors for those regions.
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