Roger Hobby Named President of Wilmington Trust FSB, New EnglandWilmington Trust announced Roger Hobby has been named president
July 08 2008 - 8:02AM
Business Wire
Wilmington Trust announced Roger Hobby has been named president of
Wilmington Trust FSB, New England. Mr. Hobby comes to Wilmington
Trust having spent his entire 19-year career with Fidelity
Investments, where he served most recently as president of
Fidelity�s Family Office Services group in Boston. In that role, he
managed all strategy, sales, business development, technical
product development, and relationship management for
ultra-high-net-worth clients. Mr. Hobby is responsible for managing
Wilmington Trust�s Boston office and leading the development of
wealth advisory services for clients throughout the northeastern
United States. These services include private banking, investment
services, fiduciary services, and family office services. Mr. Hobby
reports to Tony Guernsey, head of National Wealth Management for
Wilmington Trust, and serves as a member of the National Wealth
Management Group�s leadership team. �Roger brings considerable
experience, strong leadership skills, and deep knowledge of the New
England market to Wilmington Trust,� said Mark A. Graham, executive
vice president of Wilmington Trust and head of the company�s Wealth
Advisory Services. �We are thrilled to have him lead the delivery
of our exceptional wealth advisory expertise to high-net-worth
clients throughout the region.� Wilmington Trust opened its Boston
office on Milk Street last year through the acquisition of a wealth
management firm formerly known as Bingham Legg Advisers LLC.
Wilmington Trust, which is one of the oldest and most respected
names in wealth management, has 45 staff members in Boston. Mr.
Hobby began his career as an investment broker for Fidelity in
1989. Later he was responsible for integrating Fidelity�s national
call centers and branch network to help generate additional
business and improve clients� overall experience. In 1997, he was
promoted to senior vice president of sales and business development
for all Internet, call center, and branch activity. In 1999, Mr.
Hobby became senior vice president and national head of the �core�
retail group, helping to bring new relationships and a significant
level of new assets to Fidelity. In 2003, Mr. Hobby became senior
vice president and market manager for Boston. He helped build the
company�s local market manager structure, in which he managed 10
branch offices with 60 vice presidents. In 2004, Mr. Hobby joined
the Family Office Services group; he was named president last year.
Mr. Hobby earned his undergraduate degree from the University of
Alabama and completed the Harvard Business School�s General Manager
ProgramTM. He sits on the advisory board for Communities In
Schools, has served on committees for the American Heart
Association�s Boston Heart Ball, and has run numerous marathons in
support of the Children�s Hospital in Boston. For the past six
years, he has participated in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, an
annual fund-raising cycling event that donates its proceeds to the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Mr. Hobby, his wife, and two children
reside in Medfield, Massachusetts. Wilmington Trust Corporation
(NYSE:WL) is a financial services holding company that provides
Regional Banking services throughout the mid-Atlantic region,
Wealth Advisory Services for high-net-worth clients in 36
countries, and Corporate Client Services for institutional clients
in 86 countries. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Wilmington Trust
Company, which was founded in 1903, is one of the largest personal
trust providers in the United States and the leading retail and
commercial bank in Delaware. Wilmington Trust Corporation and its
affiliates have offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Vermont, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, London, Dublin,
Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.
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