About Kimberly A. Lefrancois
Kimberly Lefrancois is the Senior Risk Officer for the Morgan Stanley Northern States Market, covering 8 branch office locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Kim works closely with the Regional Risk Team, Market Executive, Branch Managers, Risk & Service Management Teams, Financial Advisors, and Support Professionals across the Market.
Kim is responsible for a wide variety of supervisory, compliance, and risk functions related to the Market. In conjunction with the Market Executive and other Risk Officers, Kim has accountability for maintaining a consistent control environment through adherence of business ethics and practices and adherence to all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management policies, and other regulations. She is the Senior Specialist within the Market working closely with Advisory Law for escalations involving Senior and Vulnerable clients.
Kim has over 35 years of experience in the Financial Industry, starting her career at Dean Witter Reynolds in the Burlington, VT branch. Within 2 ½ years, Kim was promoted to Operations Manager and eventually became the Branch Administrative Manager, overseeing the Complex which extended to Albany, NY. After 20 years, she joined the Smith Barney team as the Control Administrator, eventually being promoted to the Senior Risk Officer position upon the merger of Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley.
Kim is a native Vermonter, growing up on a dairy farm in Chittenden County. She currently lives in Milton, VT with her 2 year old yellow lab, Summit. In her spare time, you will find Kim either on a bike, a paddle board or on a mountain hiking trail with her dog, family and friends.