HSBC Private Bank has made a senior hire in London focused on the delivery of investment services and products.

HSBC Private Bank has appointed Mark Fitzgerald as regional head of investment services and product solutions for the UK, Channel Islands, France and Germany.

Based in London, Fitzgerald will manage local teams providing investment strategy, investment counselling, discretionary portfolio management, trading, and family governance services.  

He reports to Stuart Parkinson, chief of staff for global private banking, and locally to Chris Allen, regional head of global private banking for the UK, Channel Islands, France and Germany.

WealthBriefing understands that the role previously only covered the UK, but has been expanded to cover France and Germany.

Before joining HSBC, Fitzgerald served as managing director in a multi-asset hedge fund team at BlackRock. He has also previously worked at Barclays.