Cooper, based in London, left Barclays Wealth & Investment Management earlier this year after 23 years there. During his time at Barclays, he led the entrepreneurs team and served as a board director of Barclays Private Bank. He previously worked at NatWest Markets as head of transaction management.

With a £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) client book, Cooper specialises in the UK’s resident domiciled and resident non-domiciled markets.

Julius Baer has also hired Patricia Newton to support Cooper. She brings 30 years’ experience, having worked in a variety of roles at Barclays. Meanwhile, Christian Rasmussen joins from Lombard Odier as a relationship manager. Cooper, Newton and Rasmussen will report to Annabel Bosman, the bank’s head of relationship management, UK.