fi360 Hires General Counsel

fi360 appointed Byron Bowman to general counsel.

Bowman will direct the firm’s senior management on legal matters, and monitor legislative and regulatory changes that affect investment fiduciaries.

An attorney with more than 30 years of experience advising mutual fund sponsors, investment advisers, broker/dealers and other investment service firms, Bowman has expertise on federal securities and banking law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the fiduciary standard. He will also serve as fi360’s corporate secretary.

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Before joining fi360, Bowman ran his own law practice in Chicago. He was also general counsel for Hansberger Global Investors. Bowman has acted as counsel to banks, investment advisers and investment companies nationwide.

Bowman holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a juris doctor from the University of Chicago.

Kristina Fausti Broumand, fi360’s former general counsel, will remain with the company part-time. Her new title is senior counsel. She will work with Bowman on corporate legal matters and in an advisory role related to the legislative and regulatory environment.

 

 

 

Sentinel Strengthens Sales Management and Hires Wholesaler

Sentinel Investments expanded the roles of two sales team members and hired a wholesaler.

Timothy W. Call is now senior vice president and national sales manager for the external wholesaling team, while Jerrod DeShaw has been promoted to vice president of national sales to lead the firm’s national sales desk.

Call adds the national sales manager responsibilities to his current position as regional vice president for Southern New England. He has been with Sentinel since 2008. He has 20 years of experience in sales roles with Putnam, AllianceBernstein and Federated.

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DeShaw will lead the national sales desk after four years as vice president of national accounts. He has 12 years of experience and has managed key intermediary relationships for John Hancock and Guardian Investor Services.

Marc Jarman joined the firm as regional vice president for the New York metro area, Long Island and New Jersey.

Jarman joined Sentinel in June and will market the firm’s investment offerings to financial advisers in the greater New York City area, including Long Island and northeast New Jersey. He has held field sales roles at RS Investments, Arrow Funds and Putnam.

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