Richard A. Spillane Jr. has been elected to the board of directors of Boston-based wealth management firm Eaton Vance Corp.

Spillane is an adjunct lecturer and chairman of the advisory board of the Cutler Center for Investments and Finance at Babson College.

Spillane has been appointed to the board’s Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. He replaces Vincent M. O’Reilly, who has retired from the board after 10 years of service.

"Rick brings a wealth of executive and investment experience to our board," said Thomas E. Faust Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Eaton Vance Corp. "We are pleased to welcome him to the board, and look forward to benefiting from his insight and guidance."

Prior to retiring at the end of 2007, Spillane was president of Strategic Advisors Inc., a registered investment advisor subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. During his 20-year career with Fidelity, Spillane held a variety of investment management positions, including director of U.S. equity research, chief investment officer for Europe of Fidelity International Limited, head of U.S. equities, and head of global investment strategy.

Spillane began his investment career as an equity research analyst and portfolio manager for Eaton Vance Management from 1977 to 1987.