Rothschild Private Banking and Trust has appointed José Luis Ferrer Lorenzo new head of Southern Europe and Latin America.

Following the appointment of Christoph Schärer and Thomas Pixner, Ferrer Lorenzo is the third prominent new addition to Rothschild’s Client Relations Office.

At its most recent meeting, the board of directors of Rothschild Bank, Switzerland also appointed all three region heads as well as Daniel Arnold, chief financial officer, to its Swiss executive board.

José Luis Ferrer Lorenzo was previously chief executive of BBVA Suiza, the Swiss international private banking unit of the Spanish bank BBVA. Prior to that, he was chief executive of BBVA Privanza Bank Jersey and held various senior management positions in Barcelona, UK and Madrid.

Veit de Maddalena, acting global chief executive officer of Rothschild Private Banking and Trust and CEO of Rothschild Bank Zurich, said: “José Luis Ferrer has extensive knowledge of the Spanish and Latin American markets, which are key markets for us. With his appointment, we have been able to fill another exceptionally important front-office position. I am also delighted that the board of directors has appointed the recently hired market region heads to the Swiss executive board. We now have a strong team, with which we will be able to successfully pursue our growth strategy in our core markets.”

The executive board of Rothschild Bank Switzerland now comprises the following members:

- Veit de Maddalena, Chief Executive Officer;
- Gordon Hunt, Chief Operating Officer;
- José Luis Ferrer Lorenzo, Head of Southern Europe and Latin America;
- Thomas Pixner, Head of German speaking Europe and Central and Eastern Europe;
- Christoph Schärer, Head of Russia and Central Asia;
- Richard Baldock, CEO of Rothschild Trust-Switzerland;
- Daniel Arnold, Chief Financial Officer;
- Paul Hunt, Head of Operations and IT;
- Peter Wüthrich, Chief Investment Officer.