Kiliaen v.R. Ludlow has been named chief operating officer for Arden Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company based in Wilmington, Del., that provides trust services to financial advisors.
Ludlow brings more than 20 years of financial services industry experience to his new role at Arden Trust, which is owned by Kestra Holdings. He most recently served as executive vice president of operations and technology at Continuum Advisory. He also held posts at Triad Advisors and Fidelity, where he oversaw back-office operations.
Ludlow has a background in business development, relationship building and operational insight in wealth management, Arden Trust said. He will be charged with driving revenue and growth for the firm.
Among his other responsibilities at Arden Trust, Ludlow will help create and design the future operations of the company and use appropriate technology solutions to provide efficiencies, alignment, scale and organic growth, Arden Trust said.
Arden Trust has almost $10 billion in assets under administration, and more than 110 employees in seven locations across the United States.