LPL Financial (LPLA) said early Tuesday that Anthony Perkins had left his job as Wells Fargo Advisors' chief technology officer to become the independent broker-dealer's head of technology product development. Perkins will report to Chief Information Officer Victor Fetter.
LPL had a string of hires in recent months. In June, LPL nabbed former E-Trade Chief Financial Officer Matthew Audette to be its new CFO, starting Sept. 28. Audette is set to fill the role previously held by current LPL President Dan Arnold; acting CFO Tom Lux is in charge of the IBD's finances until Audette comes on board.
In early March, Arnold moved out of the CFO role when then-President Robert Moore announced plans to become CEO of Legal & General Investment Management America. And in May, the IBD added David Wright to serve as its chief technology officer. (Prior to joining LPL, Wright was interim CIO at McGraw-Hill for seven months.)
"Anthony has extensive information technology experience in the financial services industry and a deep understanding of the wealth management environment. We are excited that Anthony will now be drawing on those same talents for LPL in order to further enhance the technology solutions we provide to our clients," said Fetter, in a statement.
"The creation of this role reflects our continued investment in technology. We are excited to have Anthony oversee the continued evolution of our ClientWorks platform, as well as the overall utilization of technology to enhance our service delivery model," the CIO said.
