As Scandals Keep Coming, Wells Fargo Names New FiNet Managers
August 27, 2018 By Janet Levaux, ThinkAdvisor Wells Fargo will likely face recruiting difficulties “until the bad news is flushed out,” recruiter Jon Henschen says. As departures continue at Wells Fargo Advisors in the wake of scandals at its parent company and within its own operations, the unit is reworking some of the leadership at its independent advisor channel — WFA Financial Network, or FiNet. On Monday, FiNet named Tim Boostrom — the former head of national recruiting for the indie channel — as the regional head of FiNet’s Southeast operations. Joe Gianino, who led FiNet’s business development group for nearly five years, was tapped as regional head of the Great Lakes. According to Wells Fargo, the ex-head of FiNet in the Southeast — Charles Cornett — left for another firm. But the former Great Lakes...