IQ-EQ has appointed Alex Dean as the group’s first head of private wealth UK.
Dean has significant senior level experience and prior to joining IQ-EQ was a director at a private bank in London. At the firm, he was responsible for driving the development of its UK private banking client base.
In addition, he was client director at an established UK private investment management company.
In his new role, Dean will lead the overall commercial development and execution of the segment with a focus on London. The target is UK (U)HNWs and their family offices.
Dean said: “IQ-EQ’s people-focused values which foster collaboration and innovation across all aspects of the business attracted me to the role. I look forward to putting my international and regional experience to work, and, together with the rest of my team I’m relishing the opportunity to drive our global and UK Private Wealth services forward.”
Steve Sokić, group head of private wealth, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Alex to the IQ-EQ team and look forward to seeing our UK Private Wealth segment grow and develop under his confident direction. With Alex’s extensive experience within wealth management and client relations, I’m confident in his abilities to deliver the highest calibre of client services in line with our IQ-EQ standard.”
