CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has hired Phillip Pounds, Danny Lowe, and Kevin Sims.

Pounds joins CAPTRUST as a vice president and financial advisor. He is based in the firm’s Charlotte, N.C. office. With Wells Fargo for the previous 22 years, Pounds most recently served as a senior vice president helping to grow the firm’s retirement business.

Lowe joins the firm as a senior manager with CAPTRUST’s nonqualified executive benefits team. He is based in the firm’s Raleigh, N.C. headquarters. Previously, Lowe worked as a senior executive benefits consultant for Principal Financial Group.

Sims joins CAPTRUST as a vice president and financial advisor in the firm’s Clarkston, Mo. office. Sims brings 23 years of experience in the financial services industry, with a focus on retirement savings to his new position.

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors is an independent investment research and fee-based advisory firm.

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