Unni Chowallur has been appointed Director, Private Banking in the “Key Client and International” segment (KCIS), Kleinwort Hambros’ Ultra-High-Net-Worth team which also covers international clients, working within the Middle East Team, based in London. Unni has over 21 years of experience across Private Banking and Asset Management in the UK, Europe and India. Most recently, he was Executive Director at Standard Chartered Private Bank and before that Director with UBS AG. As part of his remit, he will focus on the UK Resident Non-Domestic and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) market as well as the UAE-based NRI market, reporting to Rob Woodthorpe-Browne, Head of Key Clients and International Private Banking.
Mark Sheerin has been appointed Senior Private Banker, based in Yorkshire. Prior to joining Kleinwort Hambros in the Yorkshire office, Mark worked for HSBC Private Bank for four years advising onshore domestic clients on their discretionary and advisory portfolios, having previously spent nine years with Seven Investment Management as a Client Advisor in London where his primary focus was working with intermediaries. Mark will report to Richard Brown, Team Leader and Head of the Yorkshire Office.
Laythamm Malorey has been appointed Business Development Manager, based in the Channel Islands. He will be responsible for developing and managing key business introducer relationships and intermediaries, reporting to Thomas Cummins, Head of Private Banking Channel Islands. Laythamm has spent over 35 years in the finance industry working for RBS, Barclays and more recently boutique investment houses. He has significant experience in Global Markets in both trading and sales roles as well as business development for institutional and Private Banking.
Derek Hammond, Commercial Director, Kleinwort Hambros, commented: “Further to our recent senior commercial announcements and banker hires, we are very pleased to announce these appointments within our banking teams based in London, Yorkshire and the Channel Islands. We are confident that their solid experience will enable us to pursue our ambitions in developing our clients’ asset base and will help us to further grow our regional footprints.
“As we keep on recruiting, we are thrilled to see that we continue to attract such experienced people to join our teams. This is a true testament to the growth of our business to drive the ongoing transformation of Kleinwort Hambros. We know Unni, Mark and Laythamm will contribute to our ambition to be the leading responsible bank for client service and expertise.”