HSBC Private Bank has hired Gregory Dennerlein and Christopher Simcox as a senior vice president and vice president respectively.

Dennerlein, who is a senior VP and senior relationship manager at HSBC, used to be a key member of the institutional sales team at Northern Trust in Chicago. In that role he advised family offices, investment managers and hedge funds on strategies such as equity hedging and liquidation. Prior to that, he spent 15 years at Citigroup Private Bank, JP Morgan, and Key Asset Management collectively.

At HSBC, Dennerlein will be responsible for the management and expansion of relationships with wealthy private banking clients.

Meanwhile, Christopher Simcox is taking on the role of vice president and relationship manager, also in Chicago. He joins the firm from Bernstein Global Wealth Management, where he was a financial advisor working with affluent individuals, families, and endowments.

HSBC Private Bank provides wealth management and advisory services to high net worth individuals. Services include banking, liquidity management, investment services, wealth planning, trust and fiduciary services, family wealth advisory, and philanthropic advisory.