Krawcheck Joins Board of Gold Bullion International

Sallie Krawcheck has joined Gold Bullion International's advisory board, the company announced Wednesday.Krawcheck, who was ousted from her position as president of Bank of America Corp.’s Global Wealth Management group in September, is joining the New York-based company effective immediately.“We’re extremely pleased that Sallie will be lending her exceptional talent to our team of advisors,” said Savneet Singh, GBI’s chief executive officer.  “She is one of the financial industry’s most influential leaders, and her appointment reinforces the strength and depth of our organization and platform.”

Krawcheck joins the four-person board, which includes Gen. Wesley K. Clark; John Hathaway, senior managing director and member of the Investment Committee at Tocqueville Asset Management; former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt; and Dan Tapiero, who manages a global macro portfolio at SAC Capital.

GBI is the first company in the industry to technologically integrate onto a wealth management workstation, and allows clients to manage specifically allocated products in a cost-effective manner, permitting the purchase of precious metals as easily as ordering a stock or a bond.                             

Before joining BofA, she was chief executive officer and chairman of Citi Global Wealth Management. Krawcheck has been named to the Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list six times, and Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” five times.“I saw the value of the GBI model and philosophy as soon as I was introduced to the company and its management,” Krawcheck said.  “Creating a seamless platform and democratizing the ownership of physical gold and precious metals is much overdue and another important tool for investors.”

Matt Ackermann writes for Financial Planning.