Union Securities announced the appointment of Bill Wright as its Chief Operations Officer earlier this month. In this new role, he will oversee operational controls, procedures, and reporting systems.

“We are very pleased to welcome Bill Wright to the executive management team,” said John MacPhail, CEO of Union Securities. “We believe Bill will be a tremendous asset to Union Securities with his wealth of operations, compliance, financial management and staff development expertise. With our focused business initiatives and growth in the coming years, Bill is the right person to successfully navigate this course.”

Wright is a 27-year industry veteran, and has served as a director and officer of Bolder Investment Partners Ltd. He also spent seven years as that firm’s chief compliance officer and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Bolder, he served as a senior vice-president at both First Associate Investments and Yorkton Securities.

Union Securities is a Vancouver-based independent investment dealer.