Standard Bank Appoints New Head Of Private Banking Investment Division

Wendy Spires

4 June 2009

Standard Bank has appointed Kevin Colglazier as head of its global private bank’s investment division, a role which carries responsibility for private client investment teams in London, Jersey and South Africa managing discretionary and advisory client accounts, as well as a range of offshore funds.

Mr Colglazier, who was most recently chief investment officer for Standard Asset Management, includes having been CIO for Chase Manhattan Private Bank in Asia and Europe among his former roles.

“Kevin has successfully led Standard Asset Management for the last three years and his corporate investment experience makes him ideally placed to lead the investment division which brings together our global asset management and investment advisory businesses across the regions,” said Ian Gibson, head of Standard Private Bank.

In his new role, Mr Colglazier will remain based in London, with Graeme Montgomery and Haydn Taylor maintaining regional responsibility for the South African and Jersey based investment businesses respectively.

The Standard Bank Group, which employs over 50,000 people worldwide, has total assets of around $162 billion, as at end-2008.