Cetera welcomes Northwestern Mutual alum to CCO role
Cetera Financial Group has made another key addition to its C-suite as it taps a Northwestern Mutual to its investment services arm.
The organization announced Monday that it’s welcomed Gwen Weithaus as the new CCO for Cetera Investment Services. In her new role, Weithaus will oversee the implementation and maintenance of compliance programs, ensuring that policies and procedures are strictly adhered to and maintained.
Weithaus brings over three decades of experience in the financial services industry, with extensive expertise in mitigating risk for clients, financial professionals, advisors, broker-dealers, insurance companies, and investment advisors.
Prior to Cetera, she was vice president of wealth risk and controls at Northwestern Mutual, where she managed risk and controls programs, regulatory implementations, business continuity, and vendor risk management. She reports to Joseph Neary, Cetera’s chief risk officer.
LeAnn Rummel, president and CEO of Cetera Investment Services, expressed confidence that Weithaus “will play a critical leadership role.”
“Hiring Gwen is the latest example of our commitment to building a strong and dedicated home office team in support of our financial institutions, financial professionals, and their clients,” Rummel said in a statement Monday.
Expressing her excitement, Weithaus highlighted the “promising growth potential and opportunity” at the Cetera organization.
“I look forward to using my experience to help Cetera Investment Services ensure regulatory compliance through policies and procedures to support our business, our financial institutions, and financial professionals,” she said.
Weithaus’s appointment is the latest in a series of key personnel additions at Cetera, including
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