Securities America, an independent broker-dealer, has appointed Denise Morrison as chief compliance officer.

In her new role, Morrison will lead the firm's compliance division including advisory compliance; licensing; communication review; branch office exam; policies and procedures; surveillance; and client regulatory and inquiry groups.

Morrison joins Securities America from Morgan Keegan, an investment services firm that she joined in 2007. While there, Morrison most recently served as chief compliance officer. In this capacity, she was responsible for ensuring regulatory management and managed various compliance areas, including privacy, business continuity planning, advertising and marketing, anti-money laundering, advisory compliance and equity capital markets compliance.

Prior to that, Morrison served as senior manager in the compliance department at AmSouth Investment Services. Prior to this position, she served as CCO for NBC Securities, a broker-dealer and investment advisor, for four years. She began her compliance career in 1998.