Gulland Padfield, the wealth management and private banking consultancy, has appointed Silvia Velásquez as a partner at its office in Bogotá, Colombia.

Gulland Padfield, the wealth management and private banking consultancy, has appointed Silvia Velásquez as a partner at its office in Bogotá, Colombia. She will be working with clients in banking, insurance and professional services.

Velásquez has more than 16 years’ international expertise in Latin America and Europe. She specialises in client development and marketing strategies and has worked with leading professional service firms in Latin America.

Prior to joining Gulland Padfield, Velásquez was marketing director at international law firm, Prieto Carrizosa.  She built and led a team which delivered marketing, communications and client service support to partners and client-facing teams.  

Before returning to Bogotá in 2002, Velásquez was based in London for 12 years where she worked mainly in developing new clients and introducing new products to markets for a variety of industries.