RMB Capital recruits $500 million team from Calamos Wealth Management

RMB Capital recruits $500 million team from Calamos Wealth Management
The veteran four-person teams brings a combined 80 years of experience to the $9.3 billion advisory firm.
SEP 11, 2018

Chicago-based RMB Capital, a $9.3 billion advisory firm, has recruited a four-person team from Calamos Wealth Management. The team, which is based in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace, touts a combined 80 years of industry experience and manages $500 million in client assets. Tom Kukulski joins RMB as senior vice president and senior wealth adviser; Terrence LaBant joins as senior vice president and director of wealth strategy; Mohini McCormick joins as vice president and wealth adviser; and Mark Sagen joins the firm as wealth adviser. "We couldn't be more excited about bringing this experienced, close-knit team on board," Julie Vander Weele, partner and managing director of wealth management at RMB, said in a statement. "They share our philosophy of putting clients first and delivering personalized financial plans that are integrated with sophisticated investment solutions," she added.

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