Deals & People

 Jonathan Brooks has joined UBS as a sales director to support new business development initiatives. 

Fred Hamsayeh joined the Riverside, California, office of Retirement Benefits Group.

Noel J. Trias will join Pensionmark as managing director of the new office.  

Telemus Capital Partners LLC, the largest independent registered investment adviser in Michigan, joined Focus Financial Partners LLC, a partnership of independent wealth management firms.  

 Bas NieuweWeme has been named managing director and head of institutional distribution at ING U.S. Investment Management. 

 Frederick Buffone has joined Fifth Street Management LLC as a managing director and head of capital markets.  

 Michael Choi and Lenora Jenkins have been hired by Sitzmann Lavis White LLC. 

Global asset manager Russell Investments appointed Jeff Hussey as global chief investment officer (CIO).

Thomas Gleason, James Morris and Christine Wilhelm joined Guardian Retirement Solutions as regional vice presidents of retirement plan sales.

Elaina S. Spilove has been hired by UBS Financial Services as a senior institutional consultant.

BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services has hired Brett Wells and William “Bill” K. Griggs as business development officers.

Thone Gdovin, Sam Moyn and Jeffrey Smith, investment professionals at Great-West Financial, have been given portfolio manager roles.

Troy Fontenote was hired by Lincoln Financial Group as sales director for the South Central region.

 Lori Commerford was hired by ING U.S. Retirement Solutions as director of consultant relations for the large corporate markets. 

Michael N. Goldman has been appointed chief operating officer at National Financial Partners Corp.

The institutional, personal retirement and preferred segment solutions teams are being folded into one organization at Bank of America, and named retirement and personal wealth solutions.

Barbara Lewis was named head of large-market 401(k) and 403(b) sales for Great-West Financial.

J. Michelle Sybesma has joined ProCourse Fiduciary Advisors LLC as chief operating officer.

Benefit Advisors Network has named Bannockburn, Illinois-based GCG Financial in Bannockburn, Illinois, as its newest member.

Chris Underwood has joined the U.S. Bank Institutional Trust and Custody division as a business development officer.