Societe Generale Private Banking has appointed Eric Verleyen as global chief investment officer, having previously been group CIO at Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros.

Societe Generale Private Banking has appointed Eric Verleyen to the newly-created role of global chief investment officer, having previously been group CIO at Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros, the French group’s UK business.

The new role was effective from 8 January. Verleyen also becomes deputy head of portfolio management solutions, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

Verleyen remains based in the UK and reports to Olivier Gérard, global head of PMS in Luxembourg, and to Paul Wiltshire, head of wealth management solutions for Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros.

He began his career in the trading room at Sakura Bank, a subsidiary of Sumitomo, before working as a fund manager for KBL Group. He joined Societe Generale Bank & Trust Luxembourg in 2005. Verleyen was appointed group CIO of SGPB Hambros in December 2011.