The Swiss private bank has added to its board of directors.

Zurich-headquartered Falcon Private Bank has appointed Khaled Balama Al Tameemi as an executive director of the board.

Based in Abu Dhabi, Al Tameemi has 25 years of industry experience. He is currently executive director of the real estate department at Abu Dhabi Investment Council. He also sits on the boards of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and Emirates Development Bank.

 “Mr Al Tameemi complements our board of directors ideally and his nomination underlines our emerging markets focus. We are convinced that he will play a vital role in our growth plans and we are delighted to welcome him to our team,” said Murtadha Al Hashmi, chairman of the board, and Eduardo Leemann, chief executive of Falcon Private Bank.

Falcon Private Bank serves private clients and wealthy families from its headquarters in Zurich and its offices in Geneva, London, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

It has been a busy few months for the bank's subsidiary, Falcon Private Wealth, which last month recruited Derek McKeown and Chris Curtis as relationship managers specifically targeting Africa, as well as Maurice Keane as overall relationship management head. In March, it received regulatory approvals to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre.