In a move to fortify its customer service, RidgeWorth Funds[profile] has made three new hires in its client support department. They are Christopher Danos, Scott Goldberg and Mallory Carr.

Formerly the vice president and director of strategic relationships at Highmark Capital Management in Boston, Danos has been named a senior national accounts manager. Goldberg, also a senior national accounts manager, comes from Hartford Funds in Atlanta, where he was a senior sales consultant.

Now a senior national key accounts manager at RidgeWorth, Carr was previously a senior national accounts manager and vice president at Invesco in Houston.

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Company Press Release

RidgeWorth Investments Expands Client Services Team

ATLANTA, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RidgeWorth Investments is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its client support team: Christopher Danos, Scott Goldberg and Mallory Carr.

Danos brings 18 years of investment experience and account management to his new position as senior national accounts manager, where he will be responsible for business development and account management for the wirehouse channel. Previously, he was vice president and director of strategic relationships at Highmark Capital Management in Boston. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president and managing director at Evergreen Investments and vice president and senior national accounts manager at Pioneer Investments. Danos received his B.S. in business administration cum laude from Southern New Hampshire University and holds FINRA, Series 6, 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

RidgeWorth is actively ramping up efforts to support clients through expanded research and due diligence. "We want to ensure there is transparency with the products we offer our clients. I am thrilled to join this team and support the firm's research process as well as our marketing capabilities, sales coaching and education," Danos said.

Goldberg, a senior national accounts manager, will head business development for the Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO) team as well as work with the private banks. He brings 10 years of investment experience, most recently serving as senior sales consultant at Hartford Funds in Atlanta. Prior to that, he was vice president at both Old Mutual Asset Management and Trusco Capital Management. Goldberg received his BBA from Emory University and his MBA from Georgia State University and holds CIMA and CAIA designations.

Carr joins the team also as a senior national key accounts manager, where she will oversee business relations with registered investment advisors and the independent broker/dealer channel. Her career includes 18 years in sales, business development, marketing and account management in the investment industry. Prior to joining RidgeWorth, she served as senior national accounts manager and vice president at Invesco in Houston. She received a BBA in marketing and management from Texas Tech University and holds Series 6,7,26, 63, 65 licenses as well as CIMA and CIMC designations.

"Mallory, Scott and Chris are great additions to our client relations team," said Jim Stueve, President of RidgeWorth Investments. "Together, they will meet with professional buyers, create distribution opportunities and support the sales team, in addition to daily account management duties. They will be instrumental in delivering on RidgeWorth's ongoing mission to provide outstanding client support on both regional and global levels." 

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