Homrich Berg, a national wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, has appointed Jamie Hennessy to the position of chief financial officer (CFO), according to a news release.

As CFO, Hennessy will support the company’s leadership in its decision-making process, as well as prepare Homrich Berg for multi-state operations, the release said. He succeeds Tony Guinta, who will assume a more limited advisory role with the firm after stepping down as CFO at the end of May.

Hennessy, who is originally from the U.K., most recently served as CFO and COO of BiotechExec, a Dallas-based company he founded. He is a graduate of the University of Bath.

Founded in 1989, Homrich Berg manages over $9.5 billion for more than 2,000 family relationships nationwide.