Cetera Financial Group has appointed Jeffrey Buchheister CFO, effective Aug. 2.

Buchheister most recently was executive vice president and chiefaccounting officer for LPL Financial.

Cetera Financial Group refers to a network of broker/dealersincluding Cetera Advisors LLC,Cetera Advisor Networks LLC,Cetera Investment Services LLC,Cetera Financial Specialists LLC,First Allied Securities Inc.,Girard Securities Inc.,Legend Equities Corp.and Summit Brokerage Services Inc.