Richardson Wealth hires director of operations

Toronto-based RF Capital Group Inc. has appointed Jan Sampson as director of operations with wealth management subsidiary Richardson Wealth Ltd., the firm said in a release on Monday.

Sampson joins Richardson Wealth from CI Financial where she was senior vice-president of client experience. Prior to that role, she was vice-president of channel initiatives with Assante Wealth Management.

“[Sampson’s] incredible capacity to drive critical change makes her an excellent fit as we accelerate the execution of our digital transformation agenda and growth initiatives,” said Kish Kapoor, president and CEO of RF Capital Group, in a release.

RF Capital Group has announced a number of key hires in recent months in support of its broader growth strategy.

Last month, the firm appointed Christina Clement as vice-president, practice growth and execution for Richardson Wealth. In May, Dean Manjuris joined RF Capital as vice-chairman of Richardson Wealth.

In April, Tim Wilson joined RF Capital as chief financial officer and Julie Burnham joined as vice-president of strategic communications.

RF Capital Group Inc. also reported on Monday that its assets under administration at the end of June were $34.0 billion, up 1.4% from the previous month.

Rudy Mezzetta

Rudy is a senior reporter for Advisor.ca and its sister publication, Investment Executive. He has been reporting on tax, estate planning, industry news and more since 2005. Reach him at rudy@newcom.ca.