Julius Baer International in London has strengthened its UK team with the appointment of Julian Cooper from Barclays as senior relationship manager.
Cooper is a veteran of the UK wealth management industry and worked at Barclays since 1993. During this period, Cooper led the entrepreneurs team and was a board director of Barclays Private Bank.
Prior to Barclays, Cooper worked at Natwest Markets, NM Rothschild and KPMG as a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Patricia Newton also joins Julius Baer and will support Cooper, bringing with her 30 years’ experience having worked in a variety of roles at Barclays.
In addition, Christian Rasmussen joins from Lombard Odier as relationship manager.
All three will report to Annabel Bosman, head of relationship management UK.
Bosman says: “We are delighted to welcome bankers of such reputation and calibre who will help us focus on our growth in the UK market, which remains key to our long-term strategy. Julian, Patricia and Christian bring with them a deep understanding of HNW and UHNW families in the UK and their hiring underlines our commitment to our UK clients.”