SAN FRANCISCO – Wells Fargo has named Tim Froehlich as head of Investment Products within its Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) business, effective January 1, 2026. Froehlich will succeed Patty Loepker who, after more than 40 years of service, will retire on March 1, 2026.
Froehlich will lead strategy and development of WIM’s investment offerings—including advisory, packaged products, alternative investments, insurance, and annuities. In the role, he’ll manage the product platform, ensuring innovation that aligns with client needs, regulatory requirements, and market trends. He will define the roadmap, launch new solutions, and enhance existing programs to deliver a best-in-class experience. Froehlich will report to Darrell Cronk, WIM chief investment officer.
“As we grow the investment products business, Tim’s vision and expertise will strengthen our ability to deliver innovative solutions for advisors and clients,” said Cronk. “His focus on client-centricity, leadership in product origination and portfolio improvement, and more than 20 years in alternative investments make him an ideal choice to sustain WIM’s leadership in this space.”
Froehlich most recently led Insurance, Annuities, and Market-Linked Investments within WIM and previously co-led the Alternative Investments Group. He joined the company in 2002 after five years with ING Broker/Dealer Network. A CFA charterholder, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond. Froehlich is based in St. Louis.
Froehlich and Loepker will overlap in the role for two months. “Patty’s leadership of our Investment Products business has been pivotal to our success,” said Cronk. “We’ve all benefited from her time in this role, and we wish her the best in retirement.”
About Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management
Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) offers financial products and services through bank and brokerage affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company and is one of the largest wealth managers in the U.S., with $2.5 trillion in client assets. WIM provides personalized wealth management, brokerage, wealth planning, lending, private banking, trust, and fiduciary products and services to affluent, high-net worth, and ultra-high-net worth clients. WIM operates through advisors in Wells Fargo Advisors, independent brokerage offices, and digitally through Intuitive Investor® and WellsTrade®. The Private Bank is an experience level for qualifying clients of WIM.
Investment and Insurance Products are:
- Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency
- Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate
- Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested
Investment products services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Members SIPC, separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company. WellsTrade® and Intuitive Investor® brokerage accounts are offered through Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
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