RBC Wealth Management boosts Middle East desk

RBC Wealth Management has beefed up its Middle East desk with the appointment of two new directors.

Neena Shah and James Hogan join as relationship managers responsible for serving Middle East-based clients, reporting to Philip Harris, Head of Private Client Wealth Management, RBC Wealth Management UK.

Commenting on the hire, Harris said: ”We are now able to boast a team with outstanding experience of serving clients right across the Middle East and Levant. We believe that the strength and reputation of the RBC brand will help us grow our book amongst clients in the region who are looking for access to a broad range of banking, investment and trust solutions.”
Both new managers have Middle East experience. Ms Shah has worked with high net worth and ultra high net worth clients in Lebanon and Syria while Mr Hogan has focussed on Saudi Arabia-based clients.

RBC Wealth Management is one of the world’s top 10 largest wealth managers and serves affluent, high net worth and ultra high net worth clients in Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia with a full suite of banking, investment, trust and other wealth management solutions.  RBC Wealth Management has more than C$540bn of assets under administration, more than C$300bn of assets under management and approximately 4,500 financial consultants, advisers, private bankers and trust officers.

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