Zurich-based Stanford Group (Suisse) has appointed Barbara Hauser and James Thompson to its Private Wealth Advisory team, a group dedicated to the specialised advisory services for ultra high net worth individuals and families. The two join Felicity Keller who leads the company’s Private Wealth Advisory team. Ms Hauser specialises in family governance, education, family offices, business succession and legacy planning. Mr Thompson was recently head of marketing at Rothschild in London and was previously at Cazenove and Warburg. The team will develop Stanford’s suite of expert family advisory services, offering advice for the intergenerational challenges facing wealthy families around the world. The Private Wealth Advisory team provides independent fee-based advisory services.