Senior appointments at JBWere
National Australia Bank's premium wealth brand, JBWere has announced three key appointments, including general manager, advice.
JBWere chief executive, Justin Greiner announced today that Neville Azzopardi had been appointed general manager, advice having been previously national head of markets at UBS Australia, while Ariane Barker had been appointed as general manager products and markets having most recently been vice president equities for HSBC Asia, in Hong Kong.
Rounding out the appointments was Gerrik Gratz as head of operations and strategic delivery who has been leading JBWere's investment services business.
Commenting on the appointments, Greiner said they would enable the group to focus on improving client experience, growth and development.
The appointments take effect on Monday, 23 November
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