Chris Bettencourt has been named market executive for Boston, MA, having served as market executive for Hartford, CT, since 2010.

Since joining Merrill Lynch in 2004, Bettencourt has served as associate director for the southern New England and upstate New York region, as well as complex director in Wisconsin.

Shamus O’Rourke, who has been market executive for northern New England since 2014, will succeed Bettencourt as market executive for Hartford. O’Rourke started his career at Merrill Lynch in 1998, and has held a number of positions including sales manager for the New England division and regional sales manager for Heartland.