Zurich, 19 April 2023 – Julius Baer is pleased to announce several hires for its office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new team members will join Julius Baer during the next couple of months, depending on their existing working obligations:

  • Olavo Pereira is a seasoned and very-well known wealth management professional. He has successfully led Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo’s office in Rio de Janeiro over the past 12 years. Prior to that, Olavo developed a successful career at Itaú Private Bank, Wachovia Securities and Merril Lynch. He will be responsible to lead the expansion of Julius Baer’s operations in Rio de Janeiro and hold the title of Office Head Rio de Janeiro.
  • Andrew Hancock will join Julius Baer as Senior Relationship Manager based in Rio de Janeiro. He previously worked at JP Morgan Private Bank/ Bradesco where he gained valuable experience leading the UHNW Regional unit. Before that, he worked at Credit Suisse Hedging Griffo for 8 years, aswell as Itau BBA and Pactual Capital Partners.  
  • Francisco Figueira is joining Julius Baer as Relationship Manager. Prior to that, he was working in Client Acquisition and Business Development at XP Private and before that at Turim Multi-Family Office. 

Additionally, Antonio Pedro Moraes will join the Rio de Janeiro office as Assistant Relationship Manager.

Commenting on the hires, Beatriz Sánchez, Head Region Americas, Julius Baer said: “These hires and the ones communicated during the past couple of months underscore and demonstrate Julius Baer’s standing as an employer of choice in this important region of the Americas. I am excited to welcome this team of exceptional professionals to our office in Rio de Janeiro which is an important part of our local growth strategy.”

Julius Baer has been successfully expanding its business in Brazil since its first acquisition in the country in 2011. During the past few months, Julius Baer has informed about various important appointments, such as Sylvio Castro as Head of Client Management Brazil, Eduardo Tabone as Team Head, Andre Szasz and João Freitas as part of the Brazil Investment Management team.

In serving Brazilian private clients, Julius Baer stands out through its proximity as well as its combination of global and domestic expertise and investment content. It operates through Julius Baer Family Office, offering wealth services such as multi-custodial capabilities, Julius Baer Advisory Office, focusing on global investment and wealth planning solutions, and the Swiss-based Brazil International team.