Vandenberg will be responsible for business development and overall client service for the San Francisco office, that has team of nine relationship managers, client service professionals and administrative personnel.

Vandenberg will join Atlantic Trust from Bessemer Trust where he was a managing director and business development officer for that firm’s San Francisco office.

Prior to Bessemer, he was a senior vice president and wealth advisor for the private client group at Merrill Lynch & Company, where he provided wealth advisory services to ultra-high net worth clients on the West Coast.

Previously, he spent over 16 years with Goldman Sachs, where he worked with ultra-high net worth individuals and families.

Atlantic Trust chairman and CEO Jack Markwalter said Rick is a veteran of the wealth management business with more than 29 years of experience working with the ultra-affluent. He will be instrumental in continuing to build the brand and grow Atlantic Trust business throughout the Pacific Northwest.