Bank of Singapore has added six senior private bankers for its DIFC branch in Dubai giving a significant boost its coverage of the region and client groups.
Ex-London-based Coutts executives James Bowen and Bianca Yau, together with John Gilmour from Barclays Private Bank are relocating to the UAE.
Bowen and Gilmour will cover the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and non-resident Indian client segments, while Yau will focus on Greater China clients in the UAE.
They will join Sanjeev Singh and Chirag Sheth from ICICI Bank in the DIFC who joined recently, along with Credit Suisse executive Rachna Oswal.
Ranjit Khanna, Bank of Singapore’s head of private banking for the Middle East and Europe market, said: “The DIFC is a key hub for us and we believe hiring senior bankers who are culturally accretive to us is critical to our future success.
"James and John cover our important GCC and NRI segments and Bianca brings the expertise of a segment we are keen to tap into, that of the growing Greater China wealthy in the UAE.”
