Haven Tower Group has appointed wealth management and wealth technology executive Stephen Langlois to its Board of Advisors. Langlois brings senior leadership experience from Kestra Financial, Fidelity Investments, eMoney, and LPL Financial. He will advise Haven Tower as the strategic communications firm expands its services and approaches its 15th anniversary.
Haven Tower provides public relations, marketing communications, crisis and transaction communications, and brand strategy services to registered investment advisers, dual registrants and wealth technology companies.
The Los Angeles-based firm is also a Strategic Partner Firm of Ascentix Partners, a strategy and merger and acquisition consultancy serving the wealth management industry.
Langlois currently serves as Managing Principal of Seaport Consulting Partners. He most recently served as President of Kestra Financial, a private equity-backed wealth management platform supporting more than 1,700 independent financial professionals.
During his four years at Kestra, the company’s revenue increased by 61%.
Before joining Kestra, Langlois spent nine years at Fidelity Investments, where he held several senior leadership positions. These included Head of Distribution Strategy for Fidelity Institutional and Head of Strategic Business Development for Fidelity Wealth Technologies.
Langlois also played a leading role in Fidelity’s acquisition of eMoney. Following the transaction, he served as eMoney’s Chief Revenue Officer and helped expand adoption of its platform across registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks and insurance companies.
He previously held C-suite leadership roles at LPL Financial.
Through Seaport Consulting Partners, Langlois now advises boards and management teams at financial technology and financial services companies on growth strategy, innovation and business transformation.
He earned an MBA from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Colby College.
Langlois joins an advisory board led by Chairman Larry Roth, Founder and Managing Partner of Ascentix Partners.
Other members include Wealth Consulting Group President Andy Kalbaugh, Bridgemark Strategies Founder and CEO Jeff Nash, Bravura Capital Managing Partner Kent Weldon and former LPL Financial Divisional President Bill Morrissey.
Haven Tower said Langlois’ experience scaling financial services businesses and overseeing technology-driven transformation will support the firm as it expands its offerings and serves a growing base of RIA and wealth technology clients.
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“As somebody who has led some of the industry’s most respected firms and platforms, Stephen’s experience in scaling businesses and navigating industry transformation will provide tremendous value to our leadership team and our Board.”
“We are honored to welcome Stephen to the Haven Tower community.”
Joe Kuo, Founder and CEO of Haven Tower Group
“By combining deep industry expertise with an unwavering commitment to client success, Haven Tower stands out in its ability to help organizations tell their stories with authenticity, clarity and impact.”
“I look forward to working alongside Joe, Larry and the rest of the Board to support the firm’s ongoing growth and further strengthen its leadership position across the industry.”
Stephen Langlois, Managing Principal of Seaport Consulting Partners
“Stephen’s career reflects a rare combination of operating excellence, strategic vision and a deep understanding of how technology is reshaping the delivery of financial advice.”
“As Haven Tower continues to evolve and serve an increasingly sophisticated client base across the RIA and wealthtech enterprise segments, Stephen’s perspective and expertise will be invaluable.”
Larry Roth, Chairman of Haven Tower Group’s Board of Advisors and Founder and Managing Partner of Ascentix Partners
