Ron Richardson has been named senior business banking relationship manager for Wells Fargo in Bellingham.

As a relationship manager, Richardson works with small and medium-size businesses to provide customized financial solutions.

Richardson, a 13-year financial services veteran with eight years at Wells Fargo, is based in Bellingham and serves business customers throughout Whatcom, Skagit and Island counties. He most recently worked as a senior business banking relationship manager for Wells Fargo in Prescott, Ariz.

He began his financial services career in 1999 as a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch. He was a personal investment officer and junior loan officer before joining Wells Fargo Business Banking in 2004.

Richardson earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing at Northern Arizona University.