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Kevin Tichnell

EVP, Chief Strategy & Acquisitions Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer at Sequoia Financial Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Kevin Tichnell is EVP, Chief Strategy & Acquisitions Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.L.C., a Akron investment adviser managing $32.2B. Kevin Tichnell has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, Series 66 and SIE.

Role at Sequoia Financial Advisors

Title on Schedule A
EVP, Chief Strategy & Acquisitions Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Control
Kevin Tichnell is a control person of Sequoia Financial Advisors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Kevin Tichnell has held the filed role since January 2021.

The firm

Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.L.C.
Akron, OH

Form ADV filed 24 August 2026

$32.2B AUM11,218 clients195 advisers51 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.l.c.
    – · 11 years
    Akron, OH · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 117756
  3. Passed Series 7 and Series 66 · 2001

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Kevin Tichnell has passed 3 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6623 August 2001
Name
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 78 August 2001
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Kevin Nicholas Tichnell
CRD
4413967
Firm
Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.L.C.
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Kevin Tichnell work?

Kevin Tichnell has been EVP, Chief Strategy & Acquisitions Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.L.C. since January 2021, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 24 August 2026

Does Kevin Tichnell have a current investment-adviser registration?

Kevin Tichnell has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Kevin Tichnell passed?

Kevin Tichnell has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 66 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in August 2001.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where was Kevin Tichnell previously registered as an investment adviser?

Kevin Tichnell has past investment-adviser registrations through Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.l.c., March 2005 to December 2015, across 1 firm.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Sequoia Financial Advisors

  • Stephanie Hanayik
    Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer
  • Jennifer Koch
    Senior Vice President, Organizational Development
  • Michael Marhofer
    Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel
  • Annelise McCauley
    President, Interim Chief Operating Officer
  • Michael Mordoh
    Vice President, Head of Operations
  • Nicholas Zamparelli
    Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
  • Trevor Chuna
    Chief Technology Officer
  • Thomas Haught
    Chairman, CEO
  • Norborne Smith
    Head of Sequoia Sentinel Family Office
  • Justin Stets
    EVP, Head of Integrated Wealth Services
  • Christopher Thom
    EVP, Chief Strategy & Partnership Officer

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 4413967. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Sequoia Financial Advisors, L.L.C., filed 24 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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