A native of Pensacola, Wesley is the principal executive officer and has supervisory responsibility for Armada Advisors. Prior to founding Armada Advisors, he was a First Vice President—Wealth Management for Citi Smith Barney, for whom he worked for almost 17 years. While there he earned specialty titles of Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist ℠ and Financial Planning Specialist. He is a former U.S. Naval surface warfare officer and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. He is author of two books, The Longest Siege of the American Revolution: Pensacola and How Firm a Foundation: The Story of Florida’s First Methodist Church. He also is the owner of Go Retro, Inc., Pensacola’s premier tour company.

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Education:

Vanderbilt University (B.A. –1988)
College for Financial Planning (Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist ℠ –2007)
Smith Barney (Financial Planning Specialist–2003)
 

Business background:

Armada Advisors, Inc. – President (5/9-Current)
Smith Barney – First Vice President (2001–5/09)
Salomon Smith Barney – Second Vice President (98–01)
Smith Barney – Financial Consultant (94–98)
Smith Barney Shearson – Financial Consultant (7/93–94)
Shearson Lehman Brothers – Financial Consultant Associate (5/92–7/93)
 

Outside Activities:

St. Johns Cemetery Inc - Board Member (2020-Current)
Friends of St. Johns Cemetery Foundation - President (8/12-11/18)

Los Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez - Founding Member (05/09-Current)
First United Methodist Church Pensacola - Historian (1/96-12/12), President Trustees (2007)
North Hill Preservation Association - President (00-02)

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