Baird on Thursday announced leadership changes within its Private Wealth Management business set to take effect on Jan. 1.
PWM executive director Erik Dahlberg is being promoted to the role of PWM president, replacing Mike Schroeder, who is being promoted to the new role of PWM chairman.
Schroeder recently celebrated his 35th anniversary with the firm, where he started his career as a financial advisor. He has been PWM president since 2001 and was "instrumental in growing the business from 775 advisors to more than 1,300 coast-to-coast, and revenues growing from $291 million to more than $1.3 billion this year," according to Baird.
In his new role as PWM chairman, Schroeder will mainly focus on studying strategic opportunities for continued growth, recruiting and retaining top advisor talent, while further developing leaders, Baird said.
Dahlberg started at Baird as a financial advisor 34 years ago and moved up to become regional director. In 2012, he moved to Milwaukee to lead the Southeastern Wisconsin market, where he also served as branch manager.
Since becoming executive director in 2016, Dahlberg has overseen PWM's entire branch network of over 2,500 associates, Baird said. As Dahlberg becomes PWM president, his responsibilities will increase to "help further enhance branch leadership, progress Baird's Wealth Management strategy, and increase the firm's competitive advantage," the company said.
