“We’re pleased and feel fortunate to have someone with Dr. Froehlich’s investment acumen and expertise serving as a board member for our firm,” said Andrew Davidson, President of Montana-based Davidson Investment Advisors. “He helps us to diversify the experience and knowledge base on our board and ultimately will help us position the firm to best help our clients in coming years.”

Froehlich is a Senior Managing Director at The Hartford, where he helps shape the firm’s retail investment approach, value proposition and product offerings as a senior member of Hartford’s Investment Oversight and Strategy Committee and as an officer of The Hartford Mutual Funds.

Froehlich is a renowned speaker and prolific writer who has written four investment books. Highly regarded in the financial community as a dynamic and entertaining lecturer, he is one of the industry’s most sought-after speakers and receives more than 1,000 speaking requests per year. He has both public and private sector experience and appears often on various financial programs and in financial publications, including serving as a regular guest co-host for CNBC.

Before joining The Hartford, he was Vice Chairman of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the money management arm of Deutsche Bank, served as the firm’s chief investment spokesman and was the Chairman of the Investor Strategy Committee, a first-of-its-kind group on Wall Street that provides a link between investment trends, investment strategies and ultimately to investment products for the individual investor.

Froehlich is one of nine board members elected to oversee, advise and govern Davidson Investment Advisors, with duties that include establishing broad policies and objectives, and ensuring the organization is accountable to stakeholders for its performance.

About Davidson Investment Advisors Davidson Investment Advisors, a registered investment adviser, has provided asset management services for corporations, employee benefit plans, foundations and trusts since 1975, applying a consistent and time-tested approach to portfolio management with a particular focus on the application of independent thought within the context of a team orientation. The firm offers five distinct investment strategies, managed by a team of investment professionals with strong experience in the capital markets. The firm’s investment base of operations is equally divided between Great Falls, Montana and Seattle, while client service and marketing offices include Denver and San Francisco.

Davidson Investment Advisors is a subsidiary of Davidson Companies, an employee-owned financial services holding company with more than 1,050 employees. Davidson Companies is based in Great Falls, Montana and operates from offices in 18 states, with its main footprint in the West and Midwest. Also part of the Davidson Companies family are D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service brokerage based in the Northwest; Davidson Trust Co., a trust and wealth management company; and Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing wealth management and fixed income portfolio management services catering largely to institutional investors.