Zurich / Geneva, 1 March 2023 – Julius Baer is pleased to announce the hiring of Senior Relationship Managers James Taylor and Mehdi Abhah, aswell as Relationship Manager Anders Wennerholm to support business growth for Middle East & Africa out of Geneva. The new hires will report to Yvan Wicht, Group Head Middle East & Africa Geneva.
 

• James Taylor joins Julius Baer as of 1 March from Barclays Private Bank in Geneva, where he was Senior Relationship Manager handling client relationships across the Middle East and Africa region.
• Mehdi Abhah joins Julius Baer as of 1 March from Credit Suisse where he was Senior Relationship Manager for the Middle East desk in Geneva.
• Anders Wennerholm joined Julius Baer on 1 February from Barclays Private Bank in Geneva where he was Relationship Manager for the Middle East desk.

Commenting on the hires, Yvan Wicht Group Head Middle East & Africa Geneva at Julius Baer said: „I would like to welcome these seasoned professionals to our well-established team at Julius Baer in Geneva. I look very much forward to working with them and to continue to grow our client coverage.”

Régis Burger, Global Head Middle East & Africa at Julius Baer, adds: “We have successfully expanded our Middle East franchise during the past decades. The new team members are perfectly equipped to support our further development out of Geneva, an important location for Julius Baer.”