Lazard added Jerry Wiant to the firm as a managing director in Financial Advisory, enhancing coverage of depository institutions.

Based in New York, he will work closely with Gary Howe, head of Lazard’s Financial Institutions Group, North America. Wiant was previously co-head of the RBC Capital Markets U.S. Financial Institutions Group, a position he had since 2009. Prior to that, he served 12 years in financial institutions groups at Citigroup and Lehman Brothers. He began his career as a CPA at Deloitte & Touche.

“Jerry is a trusted advisor to CEOs and directors, with more than two decades of experience in M&A and other strategic transactions for financial institutions,” said Matt Lustig, head of North American Investment Banking at Lazard. “He will be a tremendous addition to our FIG team in North America and globally.”