Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC, an employee-owned, full-service independent partnership associated with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (member FINRA/SIPC), has named Rick Gaston as Divisional President for the Mid-Atlantic Division. He succeeds Jeffrey Gonyo, who recently relocated to Florida and will head up the new Southern Division as Divisional President and continue in his role as Head of Recruiting for Steward Partners.
Prior to joining Steward Partners, Gaston spent more than eight years with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., the last five as Business Development Consultant. In his new role he will be working with Steward Partners current advisors to help them drive their businesses forward as well as actively recruiting outstanding advisors who are compatible with Steward's model of partnered independence.
"We've worked with Rick since Steward Partners was first launched and couldn't have found a better candidate to lead and continue the growth of our Mid-Atlantic Division," said Doug Kentfield, Head of Wealth Management, Steward Partners Global Advisors. "He has been a terrific partner of ours at Raymond James helping us to recruit and transition advisors that fit our model. As we welcome him to the Steward Partners family, we look forward to continuing our productive relationship with Raymond James."
"Over the last seven years I've watched, and couldn't help to be impressed by, the phenomenal growth of Steward Partners as I supported them in the role I had with Raymond James," explained Rick Gaston. "As I helped advisors transition from other firms to Steward Partners, I got to know the leadership team and had a chance to see its culture in practice. The firm has gone from zero to almost 150 advisors in 24 offices and I look forward to contributing to the firm's continued growth trajectory by building out our presence in the Mid-Atlantic region."
Steward Partners is an employee-owned, full service independent partnership that caters to family and multigenerational wealth. In 2020, Steward Partners was recognized on the Greater Washington Area Best Places To Work list, an annual awards program presented by the Washington Business Journal. Other recent accolades include being ranked #24 on Barron's 2020 List of Top 100 RIA Firms.
About Steward Partners Global Advisory
With offices in Newtown, CT, Washington, DC, Clearwater, FL, Andover and Boston, MA, Baltimore and Bethesda, MD, Portland, ME, St. Louis, MO, Hendersonville, NC, Keene, Manchester and Portsmouth, NH, Paramus and Morristown, NJ, Albany and New York City, NY, Conshohocken, PA, Austin, Dallas and Houston, TX, and Norfolk and Richmond, VA, Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC, is an employee-owned, full-service independent partnership catering to family, institutional and multigenerational wealth. For more information, visit us at www.stewardpartners.com.
