Brown Shipley, the UK-based private bank, has appointed former Coutts senior client partner Anne Brookes as private banking director for its Birmingham office.

The bank said in a statement it has ambitious growth plans for the Midlands and it regards Brookes as ideally placed to drive its expansion. It currently manages £100 million ($161 million) of assets in Birmingham, regarded as England’s second city.

Brookes reportedly became senior private clients partner at Coutts in 2007, having joined the blue-blooded private bank over a decade ago.

According to reports, Brookes joined Brown Shipley along with two other private bankers from Coutts, the names of whom have yet to emerge.

Brown Shipley declined to comment further on the appointments when contacted by WealthBriefing.