Citi Private Bank has strengthened its law firm group with the appointment of Michael Sak - formerly of JP Morgan Chase - as vice president and private banker.

At JP Morgan, Sak was most recently vice president of its private wealth management division, having started his career within the firm's infrastructure and operations group in 2001, Citi said. 

As vice president/private banker, Sak reports to market manager for the western region, Kerry Gibson.

In other recent hires at Citi, last week Nevada Mohammed was added to the firm's Vancouver office in Canada, as director and investment counselor.