Gordon Brothers appointed Steven Holstein head of business development. Holstein will be responsible for building, driving and leading global business development, including research, sales and marketing strategies.

“I am excited to welcome Steve to the Gordon Brothers’ family,” Kenneth Frieze, CEO of Gordon Brothers, said. “Steve’s extensive experience and pedigree in business development, marketing and finance adds great value to our firm. His strong leadership skills and innovative thinking will only improve how we serve our clients.”

Holstein joined Gordon Brothers from Folio Financial where he served as enterprise chief marketing officer and head of retail, driving digitization, customer acquisition and turnaround efforts. Prior to that, he held senior roles including chief marketing officer, division head and chief e-business officer at Covestor/Interactive Brokers, Guardian and MassMutual Financial Group. Holstein began his career at Fidelity Investments, holding numerous roles including business development, research and marketing.

“I see tremendous opportunity to build on the success Gordon Brothers has already achieved,” Holstein said. “I am eager to begin working with this talented and dedicated team of seasoned professionals to help serve our clients.”

Gordon Brothers is a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm.