RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Juan Pablo Cortes as a director of Americas in its UK Private Client Wealth Management team.
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In his new role, Cortes will collaborate with internal teams and work with external advisors to provide wealth management services to Latin American and Iberian high net worth and ultra high net worth clients resident in the UK or overseas.
Cortes will report to Martin Heale, head of Americas for the private client wealth management – Americas team at RBC Wealth Management. Cortes has over 16 years of international experience in wealth management, retail and commercial banking in Colombia, Panama, the US and the UK.
Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, Cortes spent two years with UBS Wealth Management where he worked as a client advisor in the Latin America and Caribbean team. He previously spent over three years at Barclays Wealth, first as a business manager and then private banker for the Iberian team.
Philip Harris, head of private client wealth management of the UK at RBC Wealth Management, said: "As the Latin American market continues to grow and wealth is created, there is increasingly demand among high net worth individuals to partner with wealth managers that understand and can cater to their needs.
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By GlobalData"Juan Pablo’s local knowledge and professional experience make him a valuable asset to our London team as we continue to expand our footprint," added Harris.
