16 Jan 2012
RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Michelle Wright as a director in its UK private client wealth management team.
Wright will join the Americas desk and report to Martin Heale. She will be responsible for RBC Wealth Management’s US clients requiring wealth management in London. Working closely with advisers both in the UK and in the US, her primary focus will be on building and establishing relationships with high net worth individuals with links to the Greater New York and East coast areas.
Ms Wright joins from Barclays Wealth, where she was a private banker focused on financial industry professionals and US citizens residing in the UK. Prior to this, she spent five years with Lehman Brothers where she was an investment representative for UHNW individuals, family offices, foundations and charities.
Wright will join the Americas desk and report to Martin Heale. She will be responsible for RBC Wealth Management’s US clients requiring wealth management in London. Working closely with advisers both in the UK and in the US, her primary focus will be on building and establishing relationships with high net worth individuals with links to the Greater New York and East coast areas.
Mike Moodie, head of RBC Wealth Management UK, said: “Michelle’s appointment is further proof of our dedication to US clients in London at a time when many UK wealth managers are deciding to scale back or exit the market. Our investments business in London has held a SEC license for over a decade and we’re well-positioned to service increasingly sophisticated clients that are looking to London for a variety of wealth management solutions. We continue to attract high-caliber relationship managers from across the industry and we’re very pleased to have Michelle on board.”
Ms Wright joins from Barclays Wealth, where she was a private banker focused on financial industry professionals and US citizens residing in the UK. Prior to this, she spent five years with Lehman Brothers where she was an investment representative for UHNW individuals, family offices, foundations and charities.
