As part of this, Baird appointed financial advisors Jonathan Fitzgibbons as managing director, and Joyce Linker as new senior vice president
Fitzgibbon and Linker, have spent the last several years as financial advisors with ThinkEquity, in San Francisco, oversseing more than $300m in assets and generate nearly $2m in annual production.
Along with Fitzgibbon and Linker, Katherine LeClair will be joining Baird as registered client relationship specialist, also from ThinkEquity.
Prior to ThinkEquity, Fitzgibbons held advisory positions at Harris MyCFO, Thomas Weisel Partners, Banc of America Securities and Montgomery Securities.
Linker, who has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, joined ThinkEquity in 2004 when the firm launched its wealth management practice.
Prior to ThinkEquity, Linker was a financial advisor at Banc of America Securities and Montgomery Securities.
Baird continues to expand both its wealth management business and the firm’s platform in San Francisco and throughout northern California. In March, Baird added $1.3m producer Jason Schlesinger.
Since 2007, Baird has added a number of senior level associates in the Bay Area including a new co-head of equity capital markets, several technology and clean technology investment bankers and equity research associates, and a number of veteran equity traders.
