Danske Bank krijgt in de persoon van Chris Vogelzang een Nederlander aan het roer. Vogelzang brengt vele jaren bestuurlijke ervaring mee, onder meer opgedaan bij ABN AMRO. Daar was hij verantwoordelijk voor het consumentendeel en de private banking-activiteiten. Vogelzang komt alleszins niet in een gespreid bedje terecht. Danske Bank is onderwerp van een groot witwas-onderzoek…
BNP Paribas Nederland vindt in de persoon van Geert Lippens een nieuwe CEO. Hij wordt daarmee de opvolger van Daniël Thielemans. Met de benoeming van de Belg Lippens schuift BNP Paribas een persoon naar voren die goed bekend is met de organisatie. Lippens is al vele jaren in dienst bij BNP Paribas en statutaire voorlopers…
In line with its growth strategy, VP Bank in Singapore has reinforced its organisational and management structure and created the new function of the «head of client business». Reto Marx joins the local management of VP Bank Singapore Branchas head of client business, reporting to local CEO Bruno Morel, according to a media release on…
The private bank said it plans to ramp up on hiring private bankers massively this year. The move follows the poaching of an 18-person team in the Middle East last month. Geneva-based Pictet will hire up to 300 bankers in its wealth management and asset management arms this year, senior partner Nicolas Pictet said in…
ZURICH, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Swiss private bank Julius Baer said on Monday it was proposing Romeo Lacher, the current chairman of Swiss stock market operator SIX Group, as its new non-executive chairman. Lacher, a former Credit Suisse executive, is due to replace Daniel Sauter, who will step down after seven years as chairman at…
HSBC Private Bank has appointed a new head of Private Wealth Solutions North Asia. The firm plans to hire for 700 roles over the next five years in the region. Cynthia Lee will join HSBC Private Bank as head of private wealth solutions (PWS), North Asia, effective on 14 January, the bank said in a statement. She…
Credit Suisse has hired a former Citi banker as new head of wealth management Thailand starting on March 20. He takes over from Thippa Praneeprachachon. Natt Thanomsat will be the new head of wealth management Thailand come March, where he will lead a team of investment planners, according to a press release by Credit Suisse. Based in Bangkok,…
HONG KONG, Dec 21 (Reuters) – UBS Group has named veterans Amy Lo and August Hatecke as new co-heads for its Asia Pacific wealth management business, according to an internal memo issued by the leading Swiss private banking firm. Lo and Hatecke will replace Kathy Shih and Edmund Koh in the new regional roles that…
Credit Suisse Private Banking has hired Eric Kang as vice chairman for Southeast Asia based in Singapore, Citywire Asia has learnt. Effective 19 January 2019, Kang will replace David Lim, who is set to leave the bank after seven months. Kang joins from UBS Wealth Management, where he was most recently managing director at the global…
JP Morgan JP Morgan Private Bank today announced that Maya Prabhu has been named managing director and head of wealth advisory for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prabhu, who will be based in London, will lead and develop a team of wealth advisers providing succession planning, family governance and next generation development to…
