RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Juan Pablo Cortes as a director, Americas in its London-based UK private client wealth management team.
In this role, Cortes will collaborate with internal teams and work with external advisers to provide wealth management services to Latin American and Iberian high net worth and ultra high net worth clients resident in the UK or overseas. He will report to Martin Heale, head of Americas, private client wealth management.
Cortes has over 16 years of international experience in wealth management, retail and commercial banking in Colombia, Panama, the US and the UK. Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, he spent two years with UBS Wealth Management where he worked as a client advisor in the Latin America & Caribbean team. He previously spent over three years at Barclays Wealth, first as a business manager and then private banker for the Iberian team, as reported Wealth Adviser.
Philip Harris, head, private client wealth management, UK, says: “As the Latin American market continues to grow and wealth is created, there is increasingly demand among high net worth individuals to partner with wealth managers that understand and can cater to their needs. Juan Pablo’s local knowledge and professional experience make him a valuable asset to our London team as we continue to expand our footprint.