Van Lanschot today has appointed Richard Bruens as head of its private banking business unit.
Bruens comes from ABN AMRO, where he was global head of private wealth management and global head of products & solutions for ABN AMRO Private Banking. He will join Van Lanschot on 1 August 2013.
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Karl Guha, CEO of Van Lanschot: "We are delighted that Richard will be joining our bank. His background and experience make him ideal to lead the private banking unit, which is at the heart of our business. I am certain he will make a major contribution in the execution of our strategy to strengthen our position as a specialised, independent wealth manager."
Bruens began his career at ABN AMRO, where he held various managerial positions at the Global Markets division and the head office up until 2007.
During this time he worked in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, Greece and Saudi Arabia. In 2007 he joined the Executive Committee of Renaissance Capital in Moscow, where he was responsible for strategy, marketing, investor relations and communications. He returned to the Netherlands in 2010 to join the management team of ABN AMRO in the aforementioned position.
