KMS Financial Services has appointed Erinn Ford as the firm’s President, to take effect in March.
Ford will succeed Tracy “Ace” Forsythe, a 20-year KMS veteran who is retiring this summer. KMS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services.
As president of KMS, Ford will oversee multiple core elements of the firm’s forward strategy, including recruiting and retention, enhancements to the firm’s client service model and refinements to the firm’s open architecture product platform, to provide KMS-affiliated advisors the flexibility, autonomy and expertise to reach their business goals. Ford, who has more than 25 years of industry experience, most recently served as president of Cetera Advisors, part of Cetera Financial Group.
Prior to serving as president of Cetera Advisors, Ford was the firm’s senior vice president, advisor relations, with oversight for enhancing the advisor experience.
Ford holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 securities registrations, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications from the University of Washington.