The latest moves in wealth management across North America.

Sequoia
Sequoia Financial Group, an independent financial services firm headquartered in Akron, Ohio, has named Al Kantra as senior vice president, private client services.
Kantra comes to Sequoia with nearly 30 years of diverse experience in financial services, wealth management, and client service. He was most recently at PNC Bank where he served in several executive-level positions for Hawthorn and PNC Wealth Management.

Heidrick & Struggles
US-headquartered executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has named Sarah Payne as its chief human resources officer, and appointed Rick Greene, its current CHRO, to the Heidrick Consulting business as a partner. Both leadership changes will become effective January 1, 2019.

The firm’s areas of coverage include wealth management, investment and banking.

Payne’s most recent role was vice president, human resources, global executive search. She has almost 20 years of human resources experience. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, she was director of global executive compensation at Bunge, an agribusiness company. 

Greene re-joins Heidrick Consulting as a partner.