EFG Private Bank, the London-based private banking arm of Zurich-headquartered private banking group EFG International, has made a series of new appointments.

Camil Ghantous joins the Middle East team and will focus on clients in Lebanon, Jordan and the wider Gulf region. He was previously a senior vice president at Bank Hofmann, part of the Credit Suisse group.

Massimo Camponovo joins from tax specialists Chown Dewhurst where he was a tax consultant to high net worth individuals. His role will be to advise international clients in connection with their trust and estate planning requirements, working closely with EFG Offshore in Jersey.

EFG Platts Flello, a financial advisory arm of EFG Private Bank based in Birmingham, has hired Jonathan Benson as a director. He joins from wealth manager Baigrie Davies to work on tax, estate and retirement planning for his clients.

Colin Hanlon has joined EFG Bridgewater Pension Trustees as a self invested personal pension specialist from Prudential, with his role being to develop the SIPP business within the IFA market.

Paul O’Donnell, head of private banking at EFG Private Bank, said: “We are seeing strong continued growth in our business.”