Barclays Wealth said today it is expanding its private banking operations for the UK and Ireland with three new senior appointments from UBS, Coutts and Milestone International Tax Consultants, WealthBriefing can exclusively report.

Jennifer Flood joins from UBS and Bob Pennells joins from Coutts; both of them are appointed to the status of directors. Alex Dean joins from Milestone International Tax Consultants as a vice president. All will be based in London and report to John Saunders, managing director, UK & Ireland Private Bank.

Flood has been at UBS for four years as a client advisor. Pennells has worked at Coutts for 15 years with a specific focus on UK clients. 

Dean worked in business development at Milestone, and previously worked for three years at Straumur Investment Bank with responsibility for sales and relationship management.

Barclays Wealth has recently made a number of appointments in different regions; on the other side of the ledger, this publication reported on a number of departures from the UK operation earlier this week. (To view that story, click here.)