Paul O'Donnell, head of private banking at EFG Private Bank, the London-based private banking arm of EFG International, has left the company according to a statement.

EFG Private Bank’s chief executive John Williamson, along with Philip Amphlett, who was head of private banking from 1997 to 2006 and remains at EFG, is reviewing whether Mr O’Donnell will be replaced.

Mr O'Donnell, who joined EFG last year from UBS Wealth Management where he was a managing director with sales management responsibilities for the UK and Northern and Eastern European markets, is currently taking time out to review his options.