Gerard F. Joyce Jr. has joined Fiduciary Trust Company International, a global wealth manager and wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, as national head of trusts and estates, the firm announced Wednesday.

Joyce will oversee the firm’s trust and estates strategy and administration in the U.S. out of the New York City office. He previously was with HSBC Private Bank, where he served as managing director and head of the U.S. personal trust division.