Nedbank Private Wealth, a leading wealth provider, has bolstered its Middle East team in Dubai with the appointments of Greg Smith and Claire Quayle, who has joined as a new personal banker.

Smith will be interacting with a dedicated high net worth client service team that has been recently appointed to extend product and service support.

Greg Smith has over seven years’ experience in the financial services industry in Dubai and has worked in various business development and advisory positions. Prior to joining Nedbank Private Wealth, he worked in the private banking department of Lloyds TSB as a wealth team executive.

This support team will be headed by senior executive Gordon Crowe.

Greg Horton, executive head, Nedbank Private Wealth International, said: “Our goal is to establish our presence as one of the leading and most trusted private banks in the region.”

“As part of our international development strategy, we are committed to supporting our growth across the region by offering best-in-class service and developing key relationships with both our local and expatriate clients. I believe our measured approach, culture and values set us apart and this is evidenced by our decision to move into the region as many others were leaving.

“The appointment of our additional support team serves to further demonstrate our long-term commitment to the region and will ensure the continued development of our international presence alongside our extensive range of integrated banking, investment and fiduciary services,” Horton added.

Andrew Bates, regional head of Middle East, Nedbank Private Wealth, said: “Our operations have now become firmly established in the Middle East and we are seeing extremely strong growth in both levels of business and client numbers.”

“Our award-winning range of wealth management solutions and our consistently high service levels have enabled us to achieve such impressive growth levels. We are extremely fortunate to operate in such an exciting region and the expansion of our dedicated support team positions us well to develop the many opportunities that we are identifying,” Bates added. – TradeArabia News Service