Milwaukee-based Baird appointed Brad East to the position of managing director and financial advisor at the firm’s Phoenix, Ariz., office.
East, a graduate of the University of Arizona, was formerly with Moors & Cabot, where he worked nearly 30 years, Baird announced in a news release. He brings a $250 million book of business with him to Baird, as well as Michelle Kuhlman, a senior client specialist..
Baird's Private Wealth Management business encompasses more than 1,300 financial advisors serving clients from over 160 locations in 33 states and has client assets of more than $215 billion.