Raymond James has promoted Kirk Bell to director of the central region for Raymond James Financial Services Inc., the firm’s independent broker-dealer.

With Raymond James since 2000, Bell has managed numerous financial advisor and branch professional support areas, including concierge services and operations support.

As a regional director for RJFS, Bell is responsible for branch manager and advisor relationship management, and experienced advisor recruiting. His region includes 12 states with more than 450 advisors in 217 branches. In addition, he provides practice management coaching to advisors and their teams.

Raymond James Financial Services is a financial services firm supporting more than 3,200 independent financial advisors nationwide.

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