Industry

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney promoted James F. Walker to managing director to run its consulting services group, which provides investment consulting and managed account services.

River Road has attracted an acclaimed portfolio manager, changes at Citigroup, plus more executives on the move for the week of Sept. 6.

The Boston bank holding company promotes Thompson and Dawson.

In a newly expanded role, Reiss will lead a specialized sales organization to help drive growth of the company’s U.S. mutual funds and 529 college savings plans

During his 12-year career with Goldman Sachs, Winegar worked in New York and Hong Kong. He has been in Hong Kong since 2005 and led the legal coverage team for investment banking, capital markets and principal investment areas for Goldman Sachs in Asia, excluding Japan.

ETFS Marketing, a division of ALPS Distributors that specializes in exchange-traded fund marketing, investment research and public relations, has hired Patrick Carter for its U.S. sales team as a senior vice president. Carter will specialize in selling the company’s physically backed precious metal suite of products on the West Coast.

PineBridge Investments has appointed E. Mervyn Davies, the United Kingdom’s previous minister of state for trade, investment and small business, as a new non-executive chairman at the New York-based money management firm.

As part of its initiative to expand and develop its asset management business, Morgan Stanley announced it added Sophia Drossos to its global macro and asset allocation group

JPMorgan Securities picked up a $3-million team of veteran advisors from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Aviva Investors announced Tuesday it hired Pat O’Brien as chief executive officer of Aviva Investors North America Inc.