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Executive appointment

John Rajes

Joins Merit Financial Advisors

Reported

What changed

Joined Merit Financial Advisors as CTO on July 13; most recently ran an independent consulting practice and previously held leadership roles at LPL Financial, UBS, Barclays and Goldman Sachs.

Reported / discovered
Sep 1, 2026
Effective
Not reported
New role
chief technology officer
Previous role
Not reported
Market
Charlotte, NC
Reported book
Not disclosed
Reported team size
Not disclosed
Named people
1

Reported book AUM is not a confirmed transfer. Team size may include support staff. A missing effective date means it was not established from the available evidence.

Sources & evidence

PLANADVISER — Advice ↗Sep 4, 2026 · Reporting
Private Wealth Daily ↗Sep 1, 2026 · Reporting

This record is supported by reporting. It has not been independently corroborated by a linked registration observation.

Record history

2 observations consolidated into one event.

Oct 2, 2026Source evidence reconciled
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