Pyxis Adds American Funds, Pioneer Sales Vets

Pyxis Capital is ramping up its sales force with the addition of four wholesalers to cover Texas, Illinois, California and the Northeast.

Casey Gage (Texas), Sandie Rodda (Illinois), Terry Riordan (California) and John Caron (Northeast) join a growing team of now 20 Pyxis wholesalers led by Keith Watts, Head of National Sales. The firm expects to hire another 10 wholesalers over the next year, according to a statement.

Based in Houston, Gage hails from Destra Capital Management and Pioneer Funds. Rodda, based in Chicago, has previously held a variety of positions within Morgan Stanley including tenure as a financial advisor and as a member of Smith Barney Consulting Group.

Riordan is based in Orange County, CA and hails from American Funds Distributors covering Southern California. Caron comes to Pyxis from Turner Investment Partners, where he was Director of Distribution.

In addition, Pyxis announced that it has also relocated and expanded its internal sales team to its home office in Dallas, adding seven new members, led by Justin O’Brien formerly of Fidelity Investments.

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