Kleinwort Hambros, the UK wealth management arm of French banking group Societe Generale, has expanded its UK team with two appointments.

Among the new appointments is Chris Thomson, who has been named as the head of UK Regions.

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Thompson replaces Leigh Philpot, who has been at the helm for six months.

Thomson currently serves as the head of the Edinburgh office, a role he will retain in addition to his new responsibility.

Additionally, Kleinwort Hambros appointed Steven Porter as the head of its client service team.

Porter most recently served as the head of global sales facilitation in the UK at Societe Generale.

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In his financial career of more than 15 years, he also worked at BNP Paribas.

He will serve as a liaison between clients, private bankers, and support services in the new role.

Other appointments:

Kleinwort Hambros made several appointments in January.

These include the appointments of Christophe Huchet as the CEO for Channel Islands, Richard Brown as head of its Yorkshire office, along with Mark Sinclair as head of its Cambridge office.

Last month, Bloomberg reported that Societe Generale is mulling a sale of Kleinwort Hambros. The French bank reportedly approached potential buyers and is working with Rothschild & Co on the issue.