Baird, an employee-owned, international wealth and asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm, announced Nov. 29 it has added the HBGW Group to its wealth management office in Greenville.
The four-person team, which was formerly affiliated with Bank of America, manages $1.2 billion in assets. Its members are all senior vice presidents and include:
- Brian Hungerford
- Dee Bingham
- Lynn Garrick
- Hunter Williams
Hungerford has 30 years of industry experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Virginia Tech. He also serves a board member for the Greenville Area Parkinson’s Society and was previously a board member for the Junior Achievement of Upstate South Carolina and the Greenville Country Club.
Joining Hungerford is Bingham, who has 25 years of industry experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of South Carolina and Cannon Trust School. She serves on the Greenville Estate Planning Council Board and the Go Red for Women executive leadership team. She also dedicates her time to the American Heart Association Heart Ball, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Monday After the Masters Pro-Am.
Serving as the third team member is five-year industry veteran Garrick. She is a graduate of Clemson University and has a law degree from the University of South Carolina.
She is also a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and Greenville County Estate Planning Council and involved with the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association and the South Carolina Bankers Association.
Rounding out the team is Williams, who has 20 years of industry experience and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He serves at his church, Westminster Presbyterian as an elder and has also served on various committees over the years.
Baird’s Private Wealth Management business encompasses more than 1,300 financial advisors serving clients from over 160 locations in 33 states and has client assets of more than $255 billion.
