Sybil Verch, Western Regional Manager, Senior Vice President, Private Client Group, Raymond James Ltd.
Terry Hetherington, Executive Vice President and Head of the Private Client Group of Raymond James Ltd., is very pleased to announce that Sybil Verch has been promoted to Western Regional Manager, SVP, Private Client Group, effective September 2, 2014. She will be working closely with Raymond James Branch Managers and Financial Advisors in Western Canada, assisting with client relationships, building the firm's presence and supporting recruitment efforts.
Sybil has been in the financial services industry since 1994 and with Raymond James since 2011. Over her 20 years in financial services, she has earned a sterling reputation providing effective wealth management solutions to individual investors and their families.
Sybil grew up in Victoria and earned her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria. She holds the designations of Canadian Investment Manager (CIM), Portfolio Manager, Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI), and was one of the first in Canada to attain the Certified International Wealth Manager (CIWM) designation.
She believes in giving back to her community and practices what she preaches. She has started her own charitable fund, is Chair of the Victoria YMCA/YWCA Board, is an active volunteer and advocate for the Peter B Gustavson School of Business, and mentors small businesses to succeed through her role on a reality TV show called "The Hard Way." Sybil also sits on the Women's Advisory Council at Raymond James and plays an active role in mentoring women in finance. She is engaged in raising the standards of the financial services industry as she helps train and coach other investment professionals.
Raymond James is one of North America's leading independent full-service investment dealers with an extensive presence across Canada and the United States. Raymond James Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc., is a full service Canadian investment dealer with excellent equity research coverage of both Canadian and U.S. firms, strong access to the new issue market, innovative institutional equity teams and leading-edge financial products and services.
Through its network of approximately 6,200 Financial Advisors across North America, including 400 Financial Advisors in Canada, Raymond James serves more than 2.5 million individual clients and manages more than $479 billion in client assets under administration.