Swiss wealth manager Credit Suisse has hired Kinner Lakhani as its new chief of group strategy & development.
Lakhani, who is joining from Deutsche Bank, will directly report to the group’s CEO, Tidjane Thiam.
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Based in Zurich, Lakhani will work with different divisions and corporate functions of the bank to achieve the group’s vision of incremental growth and the expansion of its reach around the world.
At Deutsche Bank, he held the position of head of European Financials Research and head of European Company Research & Advisory.
He has worked with investment banking, wealth and asset management as well as the other aspects of the financial sector.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, he worked with the Citigroup as the co-head of the European Banks Research team.
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By GlobalDataHe has been a part of the banking sector for around 20 years including stints at ABN Amro and Morgan Stanley.
A qualified chartered accountant , Lakhani writes extensively on the future of investment banking, asset management and banking industry.
Other management changes at Credit Suisse
Last month, Credit Suisse named Daniel Imhof as its new deputy global head of its investment management business.
Recently, Credit Suisse named Khalid Al Ghamdi as the CEO for its Saudi Arabia business.
Its other notable leadership changes this year include the appointments of Richard Gibb as the CEO for Australia, Philipp Wehle as the CEO of its international wealth management unit, Tang Zhenyi as the CEO for China, Lara Warner as the group chief risk officer and Lydie Hudson as compliance chief.
