People Moves
Schroders' Wealth Arm Appoints Raft Of Leadership Figures
The UK-headquartered group made appointments for Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Schroders
Wealth Management, part of UK-listed Schroders, has made six
appointments to its global leadership team. They come three
months after Oliver Gregson joined as wealth management CEO.
Alexander Pronk, with experience from Goldman Sachs, UBS and
Credit Suisse, is joining as chief executive for Europe and
the Middle East. He has worked in a number of jurisdictions,
including the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Andreas Piepke is appointed global chief operating officer in
wealth management, joining from HSBC Private Bank. He has
extensive experience across Europe and Asia.
Mark Pickering, who is joining as global head of banking,
lending and trading, brings expertise in global markets and
private banking from over 20 years at Citigroup. He will
concentrate on elevating Schroders’ treasury, credit and trading
capabilities to provide a better service to UHNW clients
globally.
Paul Fletcher, who previously worked at Aviva, is joining as
global chief marketing officer.
Kate Rogers will be taking on a new role as global head of
proposition and group collaboration. She will drive greater
collaboration within the group and create more alignment with
Schroders’ capabilities in investment, private assets,
sustainability and impact.
Steve Davenport is joining as wealth platform transformation
programme manager. He has a background in delivering complex,
regulated change programmes across Barclays, HSBC and Deutsche
Bank.
Dominic Emmerson, deputy CEO of Cazenove Capital, now oversees
the Channel Islands alongside the UK. Giles Neville, CEO of
Channel Islands, will report to Emmerson.
Schroders has also appointment two new chairs: Adrian
Noesberger, chair of Schroder & Co Bank AG; and Jason Lai,
chair of Schroders Wealth Management in Asia.
The appointees will join during October and November, with
changes taking effect as part of a phased transition plan
determined for each role – they are subject to
regulatory approvals, where relevant, Schroders added.