Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. has named Mark P. Buyle as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. He will serve as a member of the firm’s Executive Leadership team and lead the Legal, Investment Management Compliance, Broker-Dealer Compliance and Internal Audit Departments. Buyle is joining Waddell & Reed in 1995 as senior attorney and, over the years, has provided legal guidance to nearly every area of the company. He most recently served as Interim General Counsel, a role he assumed in April. Prior to that, he spent several years as Deputy General Counsel. Buyle reports to Philip J. Sanders, CEO of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Prior to joining Waddell & Reed, Buyle was a corporate attorney with the Kansas City law firm Polsinelli.