POMFRET CENTER — Weiss & Hale Financial, LLC. Recently announced that James Zahansky has been named senior vice president.

“We are thrilled to welcome James Zahansky as the newest team member at Weiss & Hale Financial. Jim will be taking on the senior vice president  position this month and joining the team of Jim Weiss, Laurence Hale, Heather O’Rourke, Deirdre Childs & Tammy Hollingworth. Jim’s experience and knowledge are a great addition to our practice and will certainly enhance our ability to address client and community needs for wealth management and retirement income planning. He developed strong skill sets in strategy, leadership, and interpersonal dynamics throughout his career and regards one’s character as their defining quality. He will be an excellent addition to our team, ” said Laurence N. Hale, managing partner at Weiss & Hale Financial. 

Zahansky is transitioning to this pivotal role in the practice and to the financial services industry after 17 years in the pharmaceutical industry where he developed and implemented marketing and sales strategies, and tactics for major US pharmaceutical brands. After a period of training and finalization of licensure, he said he looks forward to working with clients to help them build strategies and solutions to meet their financial goals and is thrilled to be a part of the Commonwealth Financial Network team as well.

Prior to joining Weiss and Hale Financial, he was vice president, Marketing at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he was responsible for the company’s respiratory product portfolio. He graduated cum laude from Bryant University with a degree in Business Administration. He grew up in northeastern Connecticut. He leads the Frog Rock Youth Basketball Association as president and has coached teams in basketball, Little League baseball and youth soccer leagues as well as remaining active on several volunteer boards in the region.