Duncan Lawrie, the UK-based private bank, has appointed Simon Bonnett as its new head of financial planning.

Bonnett joined the bank from Arbuthnot Latham, another London-headquartered private bank, at the start of this week. He now reports to Matthew Parden, the bank's managing director.

As well as London, Duncan Lawrie has offices in Bristol in the Southwest, Wrotham in the Southeast and the Isle of Man. The ultimate holding company of the bank, which was launched in 1971, is a company named Camellia.