WL Wilmington Trust Corp. (DE)

Wilmington Trust announced Roger Hobby has been named president of Wilmington Trust FSB, New England. Mr. Hobby comes to Wilmington Trust having spent his entire 19-year career with Fidelity Investments, where he served most recently as president of Fidelity�s Family Office Services group in Boston. In that role, he managed all strategy, sales, business development, technical product development, and relationship management for ultra-high-net-worth clients. Mr. Hobby is responsible for managing Wilmington Trust�s Boston office and leading the development of wealth advisory services for clients throughout the northeastern United States. These services include private banking, investment services, fiduciary services, and family office services. Mr. Hobby reports to Tony Guernsey, head of National Wealth Management for Wilmington Trust, and serves as a member of the National Wealth Management Group�s leadership team. �Roger brings considerable experience, strong leadership skills, and deep knowledge of the New England market to Wilmington Trust,� said Mark A. Graham, executive vice president of Wilmington Trust and head of the company�s Wealth Advisory Services. �We are thrilled to have him lead the delivery of our exceptional wealth advisory expertise to high-net-worth clients throughout the region.� Wilmington Trust opened its Boston office on Milk Street last year through the acquisition of a wealth management firm formerly known as Bingham Legg Advisers LLC. Wilmington Trust, which is one of the oldest and most respected names in wealth management, has 45 staff members in Boston. Mr. Hobby began his career as an investment broker for Fidelity in 1989. Later he was responsible for integrating Fidelity�s national call centers and branch network to help generate additional business and improve clients� overall experience. In 1997, he was promoted to senior vice president of sales and business development for all Internet, call center, and branch activity. In 1999, Mr. Hobby became senior vice president and national head of the �core� retail group, helping to bring new relationships and a significant level of new assets to Fidelity. In 2003, Mr. Hobby became senior vice president and market manager for Boston. He helped build the company�s local market manager structure, in which he managed 10 branch offices with 60 vice presidents. In 2004, Mr. Hobby joined the Family Office Services group; he was named president last year. Mr. Hobby earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and completed the Harvard Business School�s General Manager ProgramTM. He sits on the advisory board for Communities In Schools, has served on committees for the American Heart Association�s Boston Heart Ball, and has run numerous marathons in support of the Children�s Hospital in Boston. For the past six years, he has participated in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, an annual fund-raising cycling event that donates its proceeds to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Mr. Hobby, his wife, and two children reside in Medfield, Massachusetts. Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE:WL) is a financial services holding company that provides Regional Banking services throughout the mid-Atlantic region, Wealth Advisory Services for high-net-worth clients in 36 countries, and Corporate Client Services for institutional clients in 86 countries. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Wilmington Trust Company, which was founded in 1903, is one of the largest personal trust providers in the United States and the leading retail and commercial bank in Delaware. Wilmington Trust Corporation and its affiliates have offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, London, Dublin, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.