Top 10 branch managers for 2017
June 26, 2017 11:55 AM
Hundreds of advisers, as well as executives and firms, nominated branch managers to be honored in On Wall Street's annual list of elite leaders.
These managers play a key role in broker recruiting and lead the pack in their support of advisers and their clients.
The judges, who evaluated nominees based on their leadership skills and their ability to recruit and develop talented advisers, among other factors, were: Bill Butterfield, research analyst at Aite Group; David Lo, head of U.S. client insight at Scorpio Partnership; and Kenton Shirk, director at Cerulli Associates.
Scroll through to see who made the cut this year.Click here to see the full top 100 list .
These managers play a key role in broker recruiting and lead the pack in their support of advisers and their clients.
The judges, who evaluated nominees based on their leadership skills and their ability to recruit and develop talented advisers, among other factors, were: Bill Butterfield, research analyst at Aite Group; David Lo, head of U.S. client insight at Scorpio Partnership; and Kenton Shirk, director at Cerulli Associates.
Scroll through to see who made the cut this year.
Vince Crognale
Firm: Janney Montgomery Scott
Advisers: 13
Branch AUM: $1.322 billion
Location: Greenville, Delaware
Advisers: 13
Branch AUM: $1.322 billion
Location: Greenville, Delaware
Nelson Gaertner
Firm: Morgan Stanley
Advisers: 157 (346 in complex)
Branch AUM: $23.8 billion ($51.7 billion in complex)
Location: New York
Advisers: 157 (346 in complex)
Branch AUM: $23.8 billion ($51.7 billion in complex)
Location: New York
Leah Langley
Dylana Hopler
Firm: Ameriprise
Advisers: 21
Branch AUM: $1.6 billion
Location: Orlando
Advisers: 21
Branch AUM: $1.6 billion
Location: Orlando
Walter Jameson
Firm: Morgan Stanley
Advisers: 212
Branch AUM: $22 billion
Location: Atlanta
Advisers: 212
Branch AUM: $22 billion
Location: Atlanta
Michael Maron
Firm: J.P. Morgan Securities
Advisers: 41
Branch AUM: $7 billion
Location: Chicago
Advisers: 41
Branch AUM: $7 billion
Location: Chicago
Photographer: David Beyda 212-96
John Moran
Firm: RBC Wealth Management
Advisers: 69
Branch AUM: $11.1 billion in AUA
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Advisers: 69
Branch AUM: $11.1 billion in AUA
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Michael O'Meara
Firm: Raymond James & Associates
Advisers: 85
Branch AUM: $7 billion
Location: St. Louis
Advisers: 85
Branch AUM: $7 billion
Location: St. Louis
Mark Stuck
Firm: Baird
Advisers: 40
Branch AUM: $4 billion
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Advisers: 40
Branch AUM: $4 billion
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Jeff Wagner
Gary Swearingen
Firm: Wells Fargo Advisors
Advisers: 74
Branch AUM: $7.2 billion
Location: Charleston, Ill. (Greater-Illinois Complex)
Advisers: 74
Branch AUM: $7.2 billion
Location: Charleston, Ill. (Greater-Illinois Complex)
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Andy Teller
Firm: RBC Wealth Management
Advisers: 91
Branch AUM: $12.1 billion in AUA
Location: Dallas
Advisers: 91
Branch AUM: $12.1 billion in AUA
Location: Dallas
