Jennifer Povlitz, West Division Director at UBS Global Wealth Management, Joins the EWA January 2020 Cohort of Women Leader Awardees

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation announced today that following interviews with many accomplished candidates, Jennifer Povlitz, Managing Director and West Division Director at UBS Global Wealth Management, has been selected to join their Cohort of Women Leaders for the January 2020 Awards.

UBS is the world's largest wealth manager, and Jennifer leads the West Division for UBS Global Wealth Management in the US, which encompasses over 3,000 employees and $2.5 billion in revenues. She is a member of the Wealth Management USA's Management Committee at UBS and is also an Advisory Board member for the firm's women's network. "We are delighted to welcome Jennifer as one of our Exceptional Women Awardees. The influence of her purpose-filled leadership is impactful across the industry, making her a perfect fit for our cohort," commented Larraine Segil, Chair and CEO of EWA.

Before her time at UBS, Jennifer was Head of the Executive Client Relationship Group leading private wealth management services for ultra-high net worth clients with Merrill Lynch and US Trust. Prior to that role, Jennifer led Merrill Lynch's Pacific Northwest Region from San Francisco, overseeing 43 branch offices, 800 Advisors and over $150 billion in client assets. She also led Merrill Lynch's Private Banking (private wealth) group in New York, which included the firm's wealthiest clients and the private wealth adviser teams who serve them.

As the world's largest wealth manager, UBS Global Wealth Management provides comprehensive advice, solutions and services to wealthy families and individuals around the world. Clients who work with UBS benefit from a fully integrated set of wealth management capabilities and expertise, including wealth planning, investment management, capital markets, banking, lending and institutional and corporate financial advice.

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The Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation (EWA) selects high potential, upper-career Exceptional Women from multiple industries, develops and mentors them with guidance and career redesign advice to propel them to sustainable success - one woman at a time. Their year-long program enables the EWA to be connected for life to their ever-expanding EWA global network, as their fellow women leaders move into positions of significance. Learn more at The Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation.

SOURCE Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation