Bank Julius Baer has appointed Rajesh Manwani as Head Markets and Advisory Solutions Asia with immediate effect. Based in Singapore, he will be leading the Markets and Advisory Solutions teams to deliver best-in-class products and services offering to our clients in the region. He will report functionally to Peter Gerlach, Head Markets and Philipp Rickenbacher, Head Advisory Solutions, and regionally to Jimmy Lee, Head Asia Pacific.

Rajesh brings with him extensive experience in wealth management. In over 19 years in the industry, he took on global, regional and country roles in UBS, Standard Chartered and the last nine years in Credit Suisse, where he was Managing Director, Head of Investment Solutions & Products APAC. He oversaw a broad range of functions including strategy and research, discretionary and advisory mandates, managed investments, capital market products, and wealth planning services. Rajesh succeeds Luigi Vignola, who has taken on a new role as Global Head Structured Products in Switzerland as announced before.

“Rajesh has built a solid track record in developing strong businesses and leading large multicultural teams during his career. With his expertise, we are confident that he will continue to strengthen our product and service offerings to support our growth in Asia. We are committed to bringing our clients most comprehensive offering and advisory services to meet their evolving needs,” said Jimmy Lee, Head Asia Pacific.