Focus Financial Partners Inc. has appointed Molly Bennard as Chief Executive Officer. Bennard is joining Connectus' global leadership team, which is responsible for executing on Connectus' global growth strategy. Bennard joins Connectus after more than seven years with Focus, where she was most recently a Managing Director and Co-Head of Focus' Northeast M&A team, with additional responsibility for Focus' expansion in Australia and the development and launch of Connectus.

Bennard has two decades of experience in financial services, with deep expertise in growth strategy, practice management and operations in the independent wealth management sector. Connectus' global leadership team has extensive industry experience across the areas of technology and operations, marketing, compliance and administration. Amy DeTolla, who was previously with Focus for more than five years, is the architect of Connectus' technology suite and digital-first client engagement platform and leads Connectus' operations team with the support of Samuel Jack, a fellow Focus veteran, and Luke Robinson.

Kathleen Alcorn leads marketing and branding for Connectus and its partners globally and is supported by Jordan Rosen. Andrew Waldren, Shane Hermann, Josh Davison and Daniel Rickard support business strategy and portfolio management activities. John Stelley and Kristen Bell are responsible for regulatory and compliance matters while Souvik Paul supports financial reporting.