First Brokerage America, LLC, an affiliate of First Bank, has added Ron Tuerk as a Financial Consultant in the Bradenton area. His office will be located at First Bank’s 4601 Manatee Ave. branch.

Tuerk, who has more than 20 years of financial services industry experience, has a bachelor’s in finance from Wayne State University in Detroit.

First Bank is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with more than $6.92 billion in assets and 149 locations in Florida, Illinois, California, and Missouri.