With more than 30 years of financial services experience, Mr. Primiano assists organizations with compliance and complex regulatory investigations, including wealth management compliance, operational risk control frameworks and processes, branch and regulatory exams, policies and procedures, client complaints, retail sales practices, and remediation plans.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Primiano spent three years with FTI Consulting in New York, where he most recently served as Senior Managing Director. Mr. Primiano has held various senior roles in the financial services sector across regulation, compliance, and operational risk control. His experience includes serving as the Americas Head of Global Wealth Management Compliance & Operational Risk Control (C&ORC) at UBS Financial Services Inc. In this role, he was responsible for coordinating all C&ORC coverage for the Global Wealth Management business in the Americas region and ensuring that all compliance, conduct, and operational risks were understood and managed.

Previously, Mr. Primiano served as a Managing Director in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Global Wealth Management Compliance department, where he oversaw compliance for the global client segment (U.S. non-resident businesses). He held various other roles and responsibilities, including overseeing the divestment of the Global International Wealth Management business, serving as Head of EMEA Wealth Management Compliance, and managing the internal branch examination program, regulatory exams, policies and procedures, customer complaints, and training. He also served at the New York Stock Exchange in the Sales Practice Review Unit of the Member Firm Regulation department as an Examiner and Examination Director.

Mr. Primiano earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Baruch College, New York. He is a member of the FINRA Regulatory Element Continuing Education Content Committee and holds the FINRA Series 7, 14, and 24 certifications.