Sequoia Financial Group Announces Key Executive Appointments, Names Annie McCauley as President

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequoia Financial Group, LLC (Sequoia Financial), an SEC-registered wealth manager with $29.9 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2025, today announced several key executive appointments as part of its long-term strategic growth plan.

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Annie McCauley, currently chief client experience officer, will become president of Sequoia Financial, assuming the role from Tom Haught, founder, chairman and chief executive officer. Joe Glick, chief operating officer and chief financial officer, expands his role to include investment research. Chris Thom, currently chief strategy & partnerships officer, will become chief growth officer.

Sequoia Financial's executive team also includes Gee Smith, head of Sequoia Sentinel Family Office; Justin Stets, head of integrated wealth services; and Kevin Tichnell, chief acquisitions officer. Stets joined the firm in April 2025 when Sequoia Financial acquired Carlson Capital Management, where Stets served as CEO.

As president, McCauley will be responsible for executing Sequoia Financial's strategy, organic growth plans, and team development. She will also continue to lead the firm's advisors nationally. McCauley first joined Sequoia Financial as an intern in 1999 and in 2002 became a financial advisor. She was named managing planner in 2008, managing director of family wealth in 2015, chief client experience officer in 2021, and executive vice president in 2023.

Glick continues to lead investment operations, client services, technology, organizational development, compliance, and finance. He joined Sequoia Financial in 2023 and has extensive experience in systems and operations in the banking and brokerage industries.

As chief growth officer, Thom will assume responsibilities for Sequoia Financial's wealth planning, estate planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services. He will continue to oversee strategic partnerships as well as marketing and communications. Thom joined Sequoia Financial in 2024 and has more than 20 years of wealth management experience.

Haught's role will shift from day-to-day execution to long-term enterprise strategy, growth partnerships and capital formation. He will continue to focus on mentoring and leading the executive team and fostering Sequoia Financial's team-based and client-centric culture.

Haught said, "Today's leadership appointments mark a significant milestone for Sequoia Financial as we continue to build a durable firm that will serve families and businesses for generations. We have a history of thinking ahead and reinvesting in our business, both for today and for the firm we want to be in the future. We counsel our clients daily on thoughtful planning and take the same approach internally. These changes recognize the contributions of our entire executive team and allow me to focus more on activities that will accelerate Sequoia Financial's growth and innovation, while continuing to mentor our leaders."

Sequoia Financial supports more than 11,500 client households across the wealth continuum and has served high-net-worth individuals and families for more than three decades. The firm launched Sequoia Sentinel in 2023 to expand its family office capabilities.

About Sequoia Financial Group

Sequoia Financial Group, LLC, founded in 1991, has an integrated, client-centered approach to providing wealth management services, including investment management, tax management, retirement planning, estate planning, insurance counsel, and charitable planning. Sequoia Financial is a fiduciary advisor with a team-based service model that focuses on building and maintaining strong relationships that emphasize long-term planning to help clients reach their financial and life goals. In 2025, the firm was named by Barron's as one of the top RIA firms in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive year. Sequoia Financial has $29.9 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2025. For more information, visit www.sequoia-financial.com.

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In September 2025, Sequoia placed 30th on the Barron's Top 100 RIA Firms ranking for 2025. Barron's weighs dozens of qualitative and quantitative components, including assets managed, the size and experience of teams, regulatory record of the advisors and firms, succession planning, technology spending, and staff diversity based off a 102-question survey. Investment performance isn't an explicit component because not all advisors have audited results and because performance figures often are influenced more by clients' risk tolerance than by an advisor's investment-picking abilities. No fees in any years awarded were paid or incurred to receive this recognition. $36,300 has been spent in 2025 to promote the award in marketing collateral. To view the full Barron's rankings, click here.

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