LPL Names Richard Steinmeier Managing Director, Head of Business Development

Firm hires industry veteran known for innovative growth strategies

SAN DIEGO – June 25, 2018 – Leading retail investment advisory firm and independent broker/dealer LPL Financial LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA), today announced Richard Steinmeier will join the firm as managing director and head of business development, effective mid-August.

“Rich has a wealth of experience and a stellar reputation in our industry, but he also brings valuable outside perspective having spent meaningful time in other industries,” said Dan Arnold, LPL president and CEO. “Rich’s digital experience and strategic agility will help us optimize the way we attract new advisors to our firm and to existing advisor practices, unlocking new value across the ecosystem.”

Steinmeier joins LPL from UBS Global Wealth Management where he was most recently managing director and chief digital officer for UBS Wealth Management USA. He joined UBS in 2012 as managing director and head of the Emerging Affluent Segment and the Wealth Advice Center.

Prior to UBS, he held a variety of leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, including director of Strategy and Analytics and director of Business Development. He also spent six years at McKinsey and Company. Steinmeier graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics in 1996. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford University in 2002.

“This is an exciting time to join LPL as the company looks to continue its growth – both organically and through strategic M&A,” said Steinmeier. “LPL has reached a point in its journey where it can begin to engage differently with prospective clients from all market segments. I’m eager to join the management team and take on this important work with my colleagues.”

Steinmeier fills a role previously held by Bill Morrissey, who will retire from LPL to spend more time with his young family. Steinmeier lives in New Jersey and will relocate to California to work out of LPL’s corporate offices in San Diego.

“Bill’s hard work and commitment over 14 years contributed to the company’s success in a variety of different ways, and we wish him well,” Arnold said.

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About LPL Financial

LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer*. We serve independent financial advisors and financial institutions, providing them with the technology, research, clearing and compliance services, and practice management programs they need to create and grow thriving practices. LPL enables them to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions.

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*Based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine June 1996-2018

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