First Republic Bank, a leading private bank and wealth management company, have hired two experienced financial advisors, Richard Grande and Alphonse Antonitis.

With a combined experience of over sixty years, Grande and Antonitis have both been appointed as managing directors and investment consultants. Both will be based in Boston.

Grande was most recently senior vice president and financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. Antonitis was also previously at Morgan Stanley as first vice president and financial advisor.

Katherine August-deWilde, president and COO, said: "Richard Grande and Alphonse Antonitis are highly regarded investment professionals in Boston and strengthen our expanding team of wealth advisors and investment specialists in the region."