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Habib Bank Zurich Names Ex-Barclays Private Banker As CEO
The bank, which is located in the Swiss city, has appointed a former regional head for global growth markets at Barclays' private banking arm.
A former senior private banking figure at Barclays, Salman Haider, has
joined Habib Bank AG Zurich as its chief executive.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Haider is based in Dubai.
WealthBriefing has contacted Haider to confirm and may
update with more detail in due course. As of the time of going to
press, it was unclear whether Haider was taking on a newly-formed
role or replacing a predecessor.
Haider's previous role - from July 2019 to January 2021 - was
managing director, regional head for global growth markets
(Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia), at
the private banking arm of Barclays. Before this, he was MD, head
of the UK consumer bank and international and personal banking
for Europe, Middle East and Asia, at Citigroup. Prior to joining
the US firm in 2015, he worked for four years as MD, head of
Southeast Asia private wealth management, at JP Morgan, his profile
showed.
Habib Bank was
established in 1941. The lender is based in Karachi. The Zurich
business was founded in 1967.