HSBC Private Bank has appointed Russell Prior to the newly-created position of head of philanthropy with effect from 4 July, who previously worked at the Charities Aid Foundation, where he was executive director of enterprise and philanthropy development.

Prior will report to Steve Whiting, managing director and head of ultra high net worth teams, and functionally to Stephen Skelly, head of Europe, private wealth solutions.

The position is a regional appointment. Prior will work principally with clients of the UK and Channel Islands and also with Skelly to advise other colleagues across Europe.

Prior has also been active in advising a number of banks, wealth managers and government agencies in relation to their strategies on philanthropy.  He has held a wide range of posts in the charitable sector in the UK and internationally, and from 2008 - 2011 was a member of the Governing Council of the European Foundation Centre, which aims to promote and underpin the work of foundations and corporate funders active in Europe.

Before joining CAF in 2005, Prior worked for Barclays covering large corporate banking and wealth management clients in the UK and internationally.