Balentine, an employee-owned wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta., has promoted financial advisor John Maddison to the position of partner.

Maddison, a North Carolina native, has more than 15 years of experience working in the financial services industry.

Rob Ragsdale, head of Balentine’s Raleigh office, said that since Maddison joined the office in 2015, its business grew to nearly $1 billion in client assets.

Founded in 1987, Balentine has more than $3 billion in AUM.