Cedar Street Advisors Adds Tony Wright as Senior Client Advisor, Announces Plans to Open New Atlanta Office

MILWAUKEE, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cedar Street Advisors today announced the appointment of Tony Wright as vice president and senior client advisor. In addition, Cedar Street Advisors is formally expanding its physical footprint by opening an office in Atlanta. Wright will be responsible for Cedar Street's new Atlanta office, and will report to Gregg W. George, senior vice president and director, Cedar Street Advisors.

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Wright joins Cedar Street Advisors after 10 years with a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs in the southeastern U.S. market, having last served as a vice president. Wright is a cum laude graduate of Lee University where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology with a minor in political science. He earned a juris doctor degree from Regent University School of Law.  

"The addition of Tony is an important step in Cedar Street's maturation process," said Gregg George. "His professional credentials coupled with his extensive knowledge of the southeastern U.S. marketplace support our plans for strategic, measured growth."  

"We are very pleased with the success of Cedar Street and we continue to support appropriate opportunities to expand this business," said Ken Krei, CEO of M&I's Wealth Management business.

Cedar Street Advisors is a full-service wealth advisory firm catering to proxy level executives of public companies, owners of privately held businesses and affluent families. Established in 2005, Cedar Street Advisors is a division of M&I Investment Management Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI) (M&I). Founded in 1847, M&I is a diversified financial services corporation with $56.6 billion in assets. This relationship brings together the resources and heritage of M&I with the autonomy of Cedar Street Advisors as an independent practice within the corporation. For more information, visit cedarstreetadvisors.com.

SOURCE Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

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