California-based City National Bank has hired Scott Walker and Scott Thomas as senior vice presidents for private client services in New York.

Walker and Thomas will be responsible for meeting all the financial needs of the firm's high and ultra high net worth clients in New York City. They will report to Robin Balding, senior vice president and team manager, private client services.

Thomas worked for three years at Wells Fargo Wealth Management in New York as a private banker and senior vice president and before that for Wachovia Private Advisory Group as a relationship manager.

Walker was formerly a private banker and vice president with Wells Fargo Private bank in New York and before that was with Wachovia Wealth Management and Private Advisory Group in New York.

City National opened its first New York office in December 2002 and a second this year, offering a broad range of private and business banking and wealth management services.