A Raymond James & Associates department supervisor in Arizona has left after lower than 18 months to supervise RBC Wealth Administration-U.S.’s Texas South market based mostly in Houston, in response to an announcement on Friday.
Shawn L. Bernhard, who led a Raymond James workplace in Tucson, Arizona, joined RBC Tuesday, in response to the announcement. Her territory consists of advisors in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Sugar Land, Texas, in addition to New Orleans, Louisiana, in response to a spokesperson.
Bernhard had joined Raymond James in Might 2025 after round 16 years with UBS Wealth Administration USA, in response to BrokerCheck. She started her profession as a consumer affiliate at Merrill Lynch and in addition labored at Wachovia Securities.
Bernhard fills a task left vacant by Scott Skinner, who had overseen the marketplace for two years earlier than shifting in November 2025 to take over the agency’s Mountain South division.
“Shawn brings a monitor report of constructing high-performing groups and driving progress, all whereas growing expertise and fostering a collaborative tradition,” Skinner, who joined RBC in 2023 from UBS, stated in a press release.
Bernhard, who’s relocating from Tucson to Houston, stated in a press release that she was drawn to RBC for its collaborative, advisor-centric tradition. She didn’t reply to a request for remark despatched via social media.
A Raymond James spokesperson additionally didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
RBC has been recruiting veteran advisors within the Lone Star state this 12 months. In July, it landed a $1.6 billion crew from Stifel, Nicholas & Co. in Dallas. Outdoors of Texas, the agency has landed billion-dollar groups from Morgan Stanley in Virginia and in Florida.
In June, veteran recruiting government Kristen Kimmell returned to RBC to be chief of its West Division after spending 5 years with impartial broker-dealer Osaic Wealth.