LPL Financial LLC announced that Ed Fandrey has joined the firm as managing director, divisional president, Advisor Solutions. In this newly-created role, Fandrey will lead the company’s strategic plan to expand engagement with advisors, partnering with them to utilize the firm’s evolving affiliation models, optimally leverage its tools and capabilities, and fully support their growth initiatives and other business needs. He will be based at the firm’s San Diego campus and reports to President & CEO Dan Arnold. Fandrey was most recently vice president of the Financial Services business at Microsoft.