RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Sarah Hunter and Victoria Riding as directors in the London-based credit team.
Riding (pictured right) will be director, ultra high net worth, credit solutions, dedicated to providing multi-jurisdictional ultra high net worth client base with tailored credit structures that address their complex needs. She joins RBC Wealth Management from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she was director, international credit & banking in charge of credit structuring for Continental Europe, and responsible for the launch, promotion and execution of new structured lending products for the international credit & banking division. Riding will jointly report to Michael Kay, global head of ultra high net worth credit solutions, RBC Wealth Management, and Ojan Jamkhou, managing director, head of credit, RBC Wealth Management – British Isles and Caribbean.
As director, credit products and services, Hunter (pictured left) will work closely with the credit professionals in London as well as offshore on credit structures, to manage and enhance relationships with the legal community and be engaged in regulatory projects. Before joining RBC Wealth Management, Hunter was the in-house legal counsel at HMV Group, where she advised the directors of the group companies and was responsible for managing and consulting on commercial, financing, and real estate portfolios. She will report to Jamkhou.
Stuart Rutledge, head, RBC Wealth Management – British Isles and Caribbean, says: “Creating these new roles reflects our intention to deepen our ability to provide highly structured and complex credit solutions as part of our integrated wealth management offering. Both Sarah and Victoria bring with them technical expertise and valuable industry experience that enables them to provide world-class advice to the growing ultra high net worth community in London.”
