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Nationwide Names New Retail Broker/Dealer Arm Leader
Nationwide’s investment management group has named Tammara Flagler as head of its retail broker/dealer and investment advisory.
Flagler, who joined Nationwide in 2016, has been promoted to the position from head of securities-backed lending sales and distribution. She will replace Joseph Aniano, who was promoted in October to head of the Investment Management Group at the Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide.
“Tammara’s ability to build high-performing teams and deliver results makes her an excellent choice to lead NSLLC into the future,” Aniano said in a statement. “
Flagler joined Nationwide from UBS, where she had been director of business acquisition and integration.
Huntington Wealth Names New Chief Investment Officer
Huntington National Bank’s wealth management arm has hired Marc Dizard as chief investment officer.
Dizard takes on the newly created position to shape and guide the division’s investment platform, providing advice and guidance to a range of clients, from mass affluent to ultra-high-net-worth and institutional. He will report to Aaron Reber, the Columbus-Ohio-based bank’s director of wealth management strategy & solutions.
Dizard left a role as chief investment officer at Market Street Trust Company and previously held senior roles at PNC Financial Services, including chief investment strategist for PNC Asset Management.
“Marc brings a proven track record in building successful investment programs that create exceptional outcomes for clients,” said Melissa Holding, director of wealth management at Huntington, in a statement. “As we continue to grow and advance our wealth management business, Marc will be instrumental in driving forward our strategic priorities and executing our forward-looking investment vision.”
Raymond James Names New VP, Advisor Recruiting
Raymond James has named Scott Gawyrch as vice president of advisor recruiting for New York and New Jersey, according to a post on LinkedIn.
Gawyrch takes the position after spending five years with Allworth Financial, most recently serving as vice president of business development, mergers and partnerships. Before that role, he had been a senior vice president of the advisor transition team at TD Ameritrade Institutional.
Raymond James makes the recruiting hire as it works to secure financial advisors in a competitive market. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based firm said in its third-quarter earnings call that it had recruited a record level of trailing-12-month production in 2025, up 21% from the prior year.
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