Barclays Wealth Americas

New hires for Barclays Wealth in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth manager, is pleased to announce that it has hired William Scott, Steve Pritsios and Donald Mahoney as Investment Representatives in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia as part of its continued growth in the U.S.

Mr. Scott and Mr. Pritsios, based in Washington, join Barclays Wealth from Oppenheimer & Co.  Previously, they worked at FBR Capital Markets Private Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, serving ultra high net worth and small institutional clients.  At FBR, the team helped build the third party asset management and corporate executive services platforms. 

Mr. Mahoney, based in Philadelphia, brings more than 20 years of wealth management experience to his new role.  He joins from Radnor Trust Co. where he was responsible for building a bank and trust company.  Prior to Radnor, Mr. Mahoney worked at Commerce Bank, Wachovia Bank and Mellon Private Asset Management, focused on delivering a broad range of services - including trust, global custody, lending, private banking, asset management and estate planning - to high net worth individuals and family offices.

"We are delighted to have professionals with Bill's, Steve's and Don's broad banking and wealth management experience join our offices in Washington and Philadelphia as we continue growing," said Scott Sheffer, Managing Director and Branch Manager of both offices. 

"Barclays Wealth is committed to serving high net worth clients in the Americas and expanding its presence in the region," said Jack Petersen, Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management, Americas.  The firm hired 50 Investment Representatives in 2009 and plans to add more than 100 in 2010.

For further information contact:

Monique Wise
Barclays Wealth, Corporate Communications
+1 212 526 3568