Standard Chartered Private Bank has appointed Demir Avigdor as managing director and market head, Africa & Europe. Avigdor has spent over 16 years at UBS in a variety of wealth management, advisory and leadership roles, with a particular focus on high net worth clients.
Ian Gibson, managing director, regional head Africa, Middle East & Europe, private banking, said: “Across our network we’re investing in our Private Banking business, and building our talent and expertise. As such I’m delighted to have Demir join the team. He brings with him a wealth of experience and will be key to building our franchise in Africa and Europe.”
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Avigdor will commence his role on 30 October based in London, reporting to Gibson.
In addition, Standard Chartered Private Bank has also announced the appointment of Michelle Ho as managing director, Great China & North Asia. In this role, she will be based in Singapore, and report to Teddy Kwong, market head, Greater China & North Asia and Andrew Ho, market head, South & South East Asia.
Ho brings 25 years of banking experience to the role, with a keen focus on private banking in the North Asia region for the past 18 years, including leadership roles in DBS Private Bank, and team head at HSBC Private Bank and Barclays. She was most recently managing director, team leader at Bank of Singapore.
