The Swiss private bank has added to its Channel Islands management team.

Julius Baer has made four senior appointments to its private banking arm in Guernsey as it seeks to expand its presence in the Channel Islands.

Andy Phillips, Stefano Bruschini and Tim Bichard have joined the bank as executive directors, while Sam Grayland has been appointed as executive director of the portfolio management team. All four join from Credit Suisse.

Phillips has 30 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Kleinwort Benson in Guernsey and Barclays in the UK. In his new role, he will focus on working with and servicing locally-based clients and UK-resident, non-domiciled individuals.

Bruschini, who is fluent in Italian and German, has more than 24 years' industry experience and will primarily be dealing with high net worth clients.

Following a 17-year career at Credit Suisse, Bichard joins the bank to focus on building relationships with clients based in both Guernsey and the UK.

Grayland spent 12 years at Credit Suisse in roles such as derivatives specialist, trader and senior portfolio manager, according to his LinkedIn profile.

All four are chartered wealth managers.

“The addition of four further individuals to our already experienced relationship management and investment team will ensure that our strong position in servicing private banking clients in the island is further supported,” said branch manager Paul Van Neste.

Julius Baer has had a presence in Guernsey since 1994 and has more than 100 staff on the island.

Earlier this week, WealthBriefing reported that the group appointed Laura Hilber as director of its foreign exchange private banking solutions team.