Regions Bank has announced the appointment of a regional head of private wealth management for Florida.
Ray Hand joins the firm and serves personal wealth managers across the state, including Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, the Tampa Bay area, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Naples, Ocala and Gainesville, according to He will be leading the. statement.
Mr. Hand previously held asset management positions at Trust, starting as a personal trust director at BB&T in 1990 and eventually joining Trust, following the 2019 merger of SunTrust and BB&T. He was appointed Director of Wealth Advisor Division.
“Ray Hand is an experienced leader with a passion for building the best teams and helping clients build, protect and preserve wealth,” said Head of Regional Private Wealth Management. Leslie Carter Prall said in a statement. “At Regions, a relationship-based approach to private wealth management is the foundation of how we work with clients, and throughout Ray’s career, he has prioritized delivering a superior client experience. We are pleased to welcome Ray to Regions and look forward to his leadership as we focus on serving our current and new private wealth management clients.”
Regions Financial Corporation, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, has $157 billion in assets and serves clients throughout the South and Midwest. Its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,250 bank branches and more than 2,000 ATMs.
